Franciscan Spirituality

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Naming Our Insecurities

This one small moment shows how seeming insecurity, and daring to name it, can also be a pathway toward truth and learning about oneself.

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Brother Wind and Air

Father Murray recently wrote his 12th book of poetry, Brother Wind and Air: A Lifetime in Verse, which is the focus of this episode.
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A Franciscan Celebration of the Psalms

What makes the Psalms so powerful for us Christians is that they are prayers in God’s own words.
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Let Us Rebuild

“He who has persevered to the end will be saved.”
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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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St. Francis Prayed for Peace

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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Remember the Sabbath

Christians have often been poor at practicing the Sabbath, imagining it to be a Jewish practice for which Jesus showed apparent disregard.
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