Franciscan Spirituality

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‘The Divine Is Superabundant’

May we seek to adopt an imaginative and prayerful stance toward an abundant reality. May creativity help us to mine that reality and heighten our awareness of grace.

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St. Francis and Mary

Why Was St. Francis So Devoted to Mary? 

I have heard that St. Francis of Assisi was very devoted to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Why? Did Francis write about her? 
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Divine Creativity

Grace is constantly inviting us to enter into an awareness of this flow of divine creativity.
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Pope Leo XIV listens during the opening session of an international conference celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," at the Mariapolis Center in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Oct. 1, 2025. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)

World must come together to fight climate change, Pope Leo says

People of faith cannot love God while despising his creatures, and people cannot call themselves Christians without caring for everything fragile and wounded, including the earth, Pope Leo XIV told climate activists and political and religious leaders.
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The Beauty of Bonaventure

St. Bonaventure experienced God’s love as revealed in the humility and suffering of Christ, whose cross enables us to experience God’s companionship and the power to change our lives.
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relationship over ideology

Choosing Relationship Over Ideology: A Franciscan Approach

In a world increasingly fractured by ideology and political violence, these recent Off the Page guests offer a path toward healing through the primacy of relationship.
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Skylark perching in a flowering rapeseed field.

The Larks of Assisi

Francis had a special affection for larks; he considered their brown feathers a sign of their closeness to God, of their humility.
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