Franciscan Spirituality
Blessed Are the Meek
The meek are blessed precisely because they recognize their dependence on the generosity of God and creation.
Rejoice in Humanity
Saints rejoice in their common humanity, knowing that God’s word becomes flesh in fallible and ambivalent persons like ourselves.
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Love and Triumph
As Bonaventure writes, God is “totally submerged in the waters from the sole of the foot to the top of the head…. [God] appeared to you as your beloved cut through with wound upon wound in order to heal you.”
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Heaven and Earth
The first Franciscans believed that God was in the world, actively shaping human experience, and inspiring birds’ songs and wolves’ howls.
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God’s Tears
God feels the pain of an injured baby bird, fallen out of its nest, and the loneliness of a pet mourning the death of its human companion.
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Hope in the Fight against Human Trafficking
Millions of people worldwide experience human trafficking. Members of the Alliance to End Human Trafficking, an organization founded by Catholic sisters, discuss their ongoing work and advocacy for survivors.
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Brother Michael Radomski, OFM
Brother Michael says he gains as much as he gives in his ministry to the disenfranchised. “I’m very happy with what I have learned,” he says.
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