Franciscan Spirituality
Chloé Valdary: A Modern Mystic
Stephen Copeland
September 23, 2025
Chloé Valdary, a writer and peace activist, offers an alternative approach to guide Americans through their racial and political division.
Whispers of Prayer from St. Clare
Maureen O'Brien
September 23, 2025
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: Running with the Spirit of Francis
Daniel Imwalle
September 23, 2025
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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Be Poor in Spirit
Sue Erschen
September 23, 2025
Regardless of our own financial situation, we all can be poor in spirit.
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Saint Francis and the Stigmata
Greg Friedman, OFM
September 22, 2025
God led Francis in and through the depths of suffering to come to know Christ.
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Radical Honesty
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 18, 2025
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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