Franciscan Spirituality

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Be Still and Know

Casey Cole, OFM January 23, 2020

I believe we are naturally restless people.

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Learning to Let Go

Casey Cole, OFM January 21, 2020

I have moved many times in my life. Twelve times, in fact.

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St. Francis: Lover of the Eucharist

Christopher Heffron November 5, 2019

The Eucharist was the summit of St. Francis' faith life.

It’s October, and the long sunlight in the afternoons and the coming chill in the air sing the approach of autumn. Fall has always been my favorite season, with hayrides and visits to the apple orchards south of Chicago with ...

Why St. Francis Belongs on the Birdbath

Jack Wintz, OFM September 25, 2019

Since his death, St. Francis of Assisi has been the subject of some of the world’s most admired works of art.

An Ongoing Injustice

David Dault, PhD August 23, 2019

Earlier this summer, I took a plane from Chicago to the Mississippi Delta to go on a pilgrimage around the Gulf Coast and deep into southern Texas to the border of Mexico.