Franciscan Spirituality

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The Holiness of a Honeybee

Jesus said that nobody can enter the kingdom of God unless they become like a little child (Mt 18:3).

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New Beginning, New Family

Francis was holding on to existence by a thread, and the San Damiano cross was his lifeline to his future.
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St. Clare, Teacher

We live in a hurting world. Suffering overwhelms people. We are not removed from that reality.
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Holiness in Motion

To be human is to be always in motion, either growing into the fullness of our humanity or going backward, declining to become more like the God whose image is revealed to us in Jesus.
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St. Francis, Alone

Curious and worried friends came to talk to Francis—some to join him, some to convince him to return to the safety inside the city walls.
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Dear Reader: Cry, the Beloved Country 

Being this close to the election feels precarious—like we are at some great precipice, and my instinct is to slowly back away.
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The Stigmata of St. Francis: Embracing the Crucified Christ 

God marked Francis in soul and body with the total gift of Christ in his suffering and death on the cross. 
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