Franciscan Spirituality
St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Peace
St. Anthony’s peaceful way of being still impresses after 800 years.
St. Francis Lived Honestly
Francis desired to live honestly. If the friars could do without something, then it belonged to a poor person who needed it.
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Carlo Acutis: ‘Thy Eternal Summer Shall Not Fade’
When I think about Carlo Acutis, like everybody, I think of his youth. And that inevitably makes me think of my own teen years. The summer before my senior year of high school, Pete, a classmate of mine, was killed ...
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Creation Never Hurries
Creation will not hurry. Yet, as life thrives and evolves, God will accomplish everything.
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Pope Francis: A Pastor with the Smell of His Sheep
During and after his election in March 2013, Pope Francis was a man of many firsts.
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Mary Elizabeth Imler, OSF: Scientist, Teacher, Sister
Sister Mary Elizabeth Imler, a Franciscan Sister of the Sacred Heart out of Frankfort, Illinois, came to her vocation through a love of studying and teaching science.
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Padre Pio’s habit, rare relics coming to US