Franciscan Spirituality

Lent with the Saints

Lent with the Saints: Anthony of Padua

Exodus 32:7–14; Psalm 106:19–20, 21–22, 23; John 5:31–47 Before he became the “go-to” saint for finding lost objects, St. Anthony of Padua had another nickname: “The Hammer of Heretics.”
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Editorial: Follow Your Conscience

Conscience: ". . . a judgment of reason whereby the human person recognizes the moral quality of a concrete act that he is going to perform, is in the process of performing, or has already completed. In all he says ...
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Jesus’ Forgotten Commandment: Forgive Yourself

The key to loving your neighbor is learning how to love yourself.
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Love Letters From God

Viewing Scripture as “love letters from God” causes us to pause and reconsider the significance of the Bible in our personal and communal lives of faith.
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Wolf shows its teeth

St. Francis and the Taming of the Wolf

This beloved story has a lot to teach us about peacemaking in our own times.
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Will I See My Pet in Heaven?

The creation story of Genesis suggests that God’s care and love extend to all creatures.
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