Franciscan Spirituality

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Franciscan Inspirations: We Are Children of God

We are here because of our unique history. And change, no matter how remote, alters everything. If our parents had not come together, we would not be.

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Hey, Mom and Dad…Slow Down!

The other day I was driving to work when I got caught in a massive traffic jam courtesy of a construction project.
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‘I Am Consumed with Guilt and Sorrow’

Q. I am feeling very guilty. I was driving my car and accidentally hit a man with my side mirror. I never saw him, and I don’t know if he stepped in front of me or not. The only reason ...
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A Reflection on Planet Earth

In an era when people form and reinforce their opinions entirely within a chosen bubble of like minds, any earnest quest for truth seems almost quaint. How did truth become so passé?
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St. Clare of Assisi: A Little Plant or a Mighty Oak?

Saint Clare of Assisi offered a new approach to authority and sisterhood, to community prayer, to the enclosure, and to financial security.
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Radical Saint, Radical Faith: Clare of Assisi

She gave up a world of privilege for a world of poverty. Her profound faith is a model for us all.
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Franciscan Inspirations: Grains of Sand

Jesus spoke of the potential of the tiny mustard seed: “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to [this] mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you” (Lk ...
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