St. Francis’ Style of Prayer
Prayer is about God and our relationship to God. How we understand God’s relationship to us is very important. If I use distant and remote language to speak of God, then I will imagine that God is distant and remote.
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Saint Francis and the Crib
Christmas was 15 days away. Saint Francis was staying at a hermitage at Fonte Columbo.
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St. Francis and the Incarnation
Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226) was an enthusiastic champion of Christmas, the birthday of his leader and Lord.
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St. Francis and His Artisans of Peace
The peace that Francis showed with birds, wolves, lambs, larks, and worms reminded his contemporaries that Adam and Eve lived in total harmony with all creatures before they were sent from the Garden of Eden.
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St. Francis and the Cross of Christ
When we look at the mystery of Jesus, this evokes quite a different sense of the divine.
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San Antonio: The City of Saint Anthony
You do not have to walk very far along the famous Riverwalk that winds through the heart of San Antonio before you run into a lovely, life-size statue of Anthony of Padua.
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