Franciscan Spirituality
Learning to Live Poorer: A Meditation for Lent
“If we really want to be at peace,” environmentalist Wendell Berry writes, “we will have to waste less, spend less, use less, want less, need less.” Lent is the time to put this into practice.
Welcome to San Damiano
In the spirit of St. Francis, this retreat center opens its doors to refugees.
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The Benefits of Meditation
Like the number forty, meditation is found in all the major religious traditions—not, however, as a symbolic idea but as a practice. So what is meditation and what are the benefits?
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A Look at the Peace Prayer of St. Francis
The Peace Prayer of St. Francis is a deep well of spiritual wisdom. We are wise to visit this well often.
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I Believe in One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
To understand what we are as Church, the Creed gives us four adjectives: one, holy, catholic, apostolic.
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Journaling: Grace in the Pages
I love to write. Since I was a boy, paper and pencil have been on my list of favorite things.
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Surprised by Grace
I rise before the sun this morning to the smell of coffee in the kitchen. Another day in Eden awaits.
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