Franciscan Spirituality
Honoring the Sabbath, Honoring Creation
So it is that the Sabbath, if practiced well, is no refuge from our everyday lives, but a reorientation that should come to permeate them.
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Fullness and Emptiness, Union and Zen
One of the core concepts that draws me to Christianity and inspires my spiritual walk today is its integration of both fullness and emptiness, a theme that is on full display during the Lenten season. We find fullness in the ...
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Becoming a Friar
Many people—still living or long dead—guided me to the Franciscans. This is my vocation story.
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A Friar Reflects on Ash Wednesday
As Lent begins, we hear the words in the first reading for Ash Wednesday: “Rend your hearts, not your garments.”
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Six Lenten Pitfalls
This year, plan Easter celebrations to take place throughout the Easter season. Put as much effort into this as you put into Lent!
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Pope Francis & Saint Francis: Models of Peace
The faith life of Saint Francis was never still. Though he was comfortable with solitude and prayer, he was a doer.