Franciscan Spirituality

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Live and Let Go

Humility is the hallmark spiritual virtue of letting go.

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A Prayer for Saint Clare

Prayer cannot be judged on the basis of “highs” or “feel-good” experiences.
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Become Poor

How do we center ourselves in the love of God? Clare’s answer is simple and disarming: Become poor.
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Clare’s Spiritual Genius

To know God is to know the human person since the mystery of God is the human person.
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Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at age 24 and was beatified by St. John Paul II in 1990, will be canonized Sept. 7, 2025, along with Blessed Carlo Acutis. (OSV News photo/Catholic Press Photo)

For young adults, soon-to-be-saint Frassati has ignited their faith amid fellowship

Kyle Radgowski is one of the organizers of the Frassati Fellowship for young adults in Chicago’s southwest suburbs.
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‘They Were Jesus to Me’

I have found a tremendous amount of foundational stability, trust, and comfort in the generosity of others. I never had to worry about not having a room at the inn. “Look at the birds in the sky; they do not ...
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close up of the San Damiano Cross.

‘Most High Glorious God!’

If you look closely at Christ on the San Damiano Cross, as painted on this cross, you will see that it is neither a bloody body nor one twisted in anguish.
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