Franciscan Spirituality

Bonaventure and Francis each came to La Verna with aching hearts and heavy minds.

Humility is the guardian and the ornament of all virtues. If the spiritual building does not rest upon it, it will fall to ruin, though it seems to be growing.

God can and does communicate in ways we can’t imagine. If a mother can communicate to her infant, would we ever say that God does not? God is in communication with us by his very presence. It may well be ...

Recognize, Reframe, Repeat: three Rs to help you deal with your daily anxiety.

St. Francis of Assisi often prayed this little prayer which helped him put everything in his life into perspective: “Who are you, O Lord, and who am I?”