Franciscan Spirituality

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

In his Letter to the Whole Order, Saint Francis writes...

Love God and do as you will, says St. Augustine, for love is its own commandment.

The spirituality of St. Francis is not so much about the heroic deed as it is about the heroic love with which even the smallest deed is done.

Once Francis knew God’s will, whether from some mystical voice or from listening to the scriptures, he would immediately try to live it out.

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.