Franciscan Spirituality

The Gospels According to Saint Francis

Hilarion Kistner, OFM April 30, 2019

Francis sums up his love for God in his simple little prayer: “My God and my all.”

An image of Mary and the child Jesus is seen along a street in Rome May 3, 2023. (CNS photo/Justin McLellan)

Pope Francis on Mary’s ‘Yes’

Pope Francis April 29, 2019

Mary never distanced herself from love: throughout her life her whole being is a “yes” to that love, it is the “yes” to God.

Fighting Climate Change

Christopher Heffron April 19, 2019

Pope Francis has taken his name seriously by fighting climate change directly.

Easter: The Resurrection Narratives

Father Raymond E. Brown April 18, 2019

Easter is at the center of our faith. Paul affirms: “If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith is in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:14).

Saint Francis and Pope Francis: Men of peace

Pope Francis & Saint Francis: Models of Peace

Christopher Heffron April 18, 2019

The faith life of Saint Francis was never still. Though he was comfortable with solitude and prayer, he was a doer.

Honoring the Sabbath, Honoring Creation

Ragan Sutterfield April 14, 2019

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.

Fullness and Emptiness, Union and Zen

Stephen Copeland April 5, 2019

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 ...