Franciscan Spirituality
The Benefits of Meditation
Like the number forty, meditation is found in all the major religious traditions—not, however, as a symbolic idea but as a practice. So what is meditation and what are the benefits?
I Believe in One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
To understand what we are as Church, the Creed gives us four adjectives: one, holy, catholic, apostolic.
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Journaling: Grace in the Pages
I love to write. Since I was a boy, paper and pencil have been on my list of favorite things.
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Surprised by Grace
I rise before the sun this morning to the smell of coffee in the kitchen. Another day in Eden awaits.
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Let Us Be Followers of Francis
On the brink of election season, it already feels like the tension in our country has reached a peak unparalleled in my lifetime.
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Notes from a Friar: The Core Teachings of St. Francis
The bedrock of St. Francis' ministry is the foundation under which his brothers walk today.
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Mother Teresa and Francis of Assisi: Two Saints, One Spirit
Every day after Holy Communion, Mother Teresa and her community would say the Peace Prayer of Saint Francis.
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