Franciscan Spirituality

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Winged Creatures

Bring them into your circle of awareness, all of God’s creatures being breathed by life right now in this present moment.

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We Must Always Pursue God

Thomas Merton said that what it means to be myself is to be my true self.
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St. Francis Could Let Go

St. Francis could let go when the right time came and engage in new ways of thinking and structures of relationship.
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Prayer Is Born from Love

Prayer is a relationship with God. Relationships take time and are based on love
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Bathed in God’s Goodness

Our wounded human nature being what it is, the temptation may be to wish we didn’t feel so guilty in doing something wrong or sinful.
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Communion Call

Stand in the winter’s cold Where the warmth of animals surrounds the mother’s love.
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Advent with the Saints: Francis of Assisi

St. Francis left his prosperous life in Assisi and descended to the marshes to serve the lepers.
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