Franciscan Spirituality

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Mighty Peace Prayer

Francis of Assisi may not have written the words of the Peace Prayer attributed to him, but he certainly lived them.

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God’s Love for Us Is Constant

God can and does communicate in ways we can’t imagine. If a mother can communicate to her infant, would we ever say that God does not? God is in communication with us by his very presence. It may well be ...
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Is It a Sin Not to Be ‘Green’?

Is someone committing a sin by denying the moral implications of ecological choices?
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Assuring a Person’s Salvation

Two readers asked the same basic question about final repentance and salvation.
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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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Be a Voice for the Voiceless

This week, who can you speak out for? How can you use your voice to defend the poor and needy? 
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Broken in Spirit

The majority of the healing encounters in the Gospels are initiated by the person who desires healing.
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