Franciscan Saints

Painting of Saint Clare and Saint Francis of Assisi

Clare and Francis: Assisi’s Most Dangerous Citizens

Sometimes we are so attracted to the saints for our own reasons that we fail to see how radical they were in their day.
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dove on a ceiling | Photo by Josh Eckstein on Unsplash

St. Francis of Assisi: Artisan of Peace

Interior peace is the awareness that God is and dwells in all of creation, and from that awareness flows the other three necessary elements of Pope Francis’s statement, namely, concern for nature, justice for the poor, and commitment to society.
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Jesus carrying the cross

When Jesus Broke the Rules

What do you do when you know what is right, but the rules forbid it?
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Roary cross on a bible

The Gospels According to Saint Francis

Francis sums up his love for God in his simple little prayer: “My God and my all.”
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Relief on stone of a dove with a twig, the Christian symbol of the Holy Spirit, as well as symbolic rebirth and traditional secular symbol for peace.

Pope Francis & Saint Francis: Models of Peace

The faith life of Saint Francis was never still. Though he was comfortable with solitude and prayer, he was a doer.
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Prayers to Saint Anthony of Padua

It is a venerable Christian tradition to turn in prayer to Anthony of Padua—and to other saintly men and women already enjoying the glorious presence of God.
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