Franciscan Spirituality
St. Clare of Assisi: A Little Plant or a Mighty Oak?
Saint Clare of Assisi offered a new approach to authority and sisterhood, to community prayer, to the enclosure, and to financial security.
Radical Saint, Radical Faith: Clare of Assisi
Clare of Assisi gave up a world of privilege for a world of poverty. Her radical faith is a model for us all.
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Franciscan Inspirations: Grains of Sand
Jesus spoke of the potential of the tiny mustard seed: “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to [this] mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you” (Lk ...
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How Saint Anthony Found Me
Saint Anthony of Padua is a name that conjures up many ideas and images: some factual, some the stuff of legends, some just plain silly.
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Mary, Our Path to Jesus
Two thousand years ago, Mary had a baby. We can relate a few historical facts about both mother and child, but very few.
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St. Anthony’s Franciscan Spirit
“A solution lies not in one side versus the other, and not in running away from today’s lepers.”
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Rebuilding Our Faith: A Message from Richard Rohr
Sometimes the key to growing our faith is a return to the basics.
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