Franciscan Spirituality

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An Easter Pageant in Three Liturgical Acts

Death and sin have been conquered; life and grace reign supreme. We just have to have a major gala of happiness and rejoicing.
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Christ crucified | Photo by Christian GAFENESCH on Unsplash

Lent with Father Casey Cole: Filling a Hungry Heart

Chinese food is one of the many gifts from God on this earth. Cheap, easily accessible, usually sold in enormous quantities, and basically uniform in quality across the country.
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thorn tree | Photo by Andrey Grinkevich on Unsplash

Lent: More Than Penance

To think of Lent only as a time of penance is to do it an injustice.
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Cross and a gray sky | Photo by Markus Schumacher on Unsplash

Lent with Father Casey Cole: Death

My grandmother lived a very long, full life. In the 91 years before she died, she raised a family of 10 children—her crown jewel—who then produced her 28 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Nurturing a Franciscan Spirituality

I need some practical advice for how to live and grow in Franciscan spirituality as a layperson. Because I am not close to a Secular Franciscan group, I need to do this on my own.
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God’s Gift: The Ten Commandments

In 1988, Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, a multimillionaire, and a man of strong opinions, addressed the National Press Association in Atlanta about the Ten Commandments...
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