Franciscan Spirituality

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What Is Mine to Do? 

Of the many beautiful places I have traveled, my favorite city is Assisi. 

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Sister Margaret Carney, OSF: A Lifetime of Footsteps on the Franciscan Way 

It’s not often, but occasionally, an interview subject comes back to the Followers of St. Francis column, well overdue for a follow-up conversation. In the case of Sister Margaret Carney, OSF—a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of the ...
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The Lord’s Way

Sometimes we resist conversion to the Lord’s way because we fear giving it full freedom will shrink our world, will make us more closed in.
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Alive to the Splendor

Slipping into non-relational thinking is natural and human, since we live in a busy world.
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What Is the Secular Franciscan Order? 

Even though I have long known that there are Franciscan sisters, brothers, and priests, a friend recently told me about a group that is completely new to me: the Secular Franciscan Order.
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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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