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Franciscan Spirituality

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To Live Like St. Francis

December 27, 2024

St. Francis was a heartfelt ally to everything and everyone around him.

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A Sacred Invitation: Laying Down our Power Before the Manger

December 19, 2024
It was mid-November when I began unpacking holiday crates and adorning our home with Christmas decorations. Perhaps it was the ongoing surge of dizzying news that made decorating for Christmas so early sound so enticing—a small bit of joy I ...
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Brother Brian Henry Newbigging, OFM Conv

December 17, 2024
Brother Brian Henry Newbigging, OFM Conv, has a unique insight into the work that goes into making these beautiful, symbolic objects. 
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Be Bold in Your Love for God

November 28, 2024
How great must have been Saint Francis’ reverence for God’s name and God’s love!
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Reverence for the Word

November 27, 2024
Again and again, Saint Francis admonishes us to hold reverently the words of God which hold God himself in their mystery.
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Become the Womb of God

November 26, 2024
Mary as the womb of God. How greatly honored is she who was chosen by the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit to be the dwelling place of God become human in Jesus Christ.
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The Living Presence of Love

November 25, 2024
Francis’ biographers point out that when people met with him, or heard him preach, it was not simply a question of listening to words of peace and joy.
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