Franciscan Spirituality

Chloé Valdary during a speech

Chloé Valdary: A Modern Mystic 

Chloé Valdary, a writer and peace activist, offers an alternative approach to guide Americans through their racial and political division. 

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God's flowers for St. Francis

Follow Francis, Serve God 

Perhaps that is the singular lesson Francis left behind: God is within us; therefore, we are not only capable, but called to be holy.
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Plants of Clare

Whispers of Prayer from St. Clare 

I’ve always been fascinated by how St. Clare drew so close to God in prayer while living most of her life entirely within the enclosure of San Damiano.
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Brother Clark Berge, SSF

Brother Clark Berge, SSF: Running with the Spirit of Francis 

Brother Clark Berge, SSF, has become accustomed to a certain amount of running in his life, both figuratively and literally, but there was a time when he would have preferred to stay still, avoid movement and change, and keep from ...
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Homeless man holding a sign with "Seeking Human Kindness" written on it.

Be Poor in Spirit

Regardless of our own financial situation, we all can be poor in spirit.
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A statue of St. Francis with raised hands and looking into the sky

Saint Francis and the Stigmata

God led Francis in and through the depths of suffering to come to know Christ.
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sorrowful man.

Radical Honesty

Francis was as much subject to self-doubt as any of us. His motives were purified in prayer; his ego became right-sized there.
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