Franciscan Spirituality
St. Francis and the Birds
In reading St. Bonaventure’s Life of St. Francis recently, I was surprised by where Bonaventure positioned what was Francis’ most famous story of preaching to birds.
The Courage to Change: Wisdom from Assisi
Metanoia is a process of change, of deepening conversion. Francis and Clare can be models for us today as we try to live out the Gospel in our own challenging times.
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Learning to Live Poorer: A Meditation for Lent
“If we really want to be at peace,” environmentalist Wendell Berry writes, “we will have to waste less, spend less, use less, want less, need less." Lent is the time to put this into practice.
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Welcome to San Damiano
In the spirit of St. Francis, this retreat center opens its doors to refugees.
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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?
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A Look at the Peace Prayer of St. Francis
The Peace Prayer of St. Francis is a deep well of spiritual wisdom. We are wise to visit this well often.
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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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