Love
What’s Love Got to Do with It?
If pressed, it would be impossible for me to pick a particular text or tome from Friar Murray Bodo that I value most.
St. Francis and the Gift of Love
The Franciscan way encourages us to be present to love—right here, right now.
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A Reflection of Christ’s Love to Others
St. Francis showed deep empathy and love for all people, particularly the marginalized and suffering.
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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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An Ever-Flowing Fountain of Love
St. Bonaventure described God as an ever-flowing fountain of love giving life to all things and inspiration to humankind.
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Lord, Disarm Me
Loving God of heaven and earth, I can conceal nothing from you. I beg you to disarm me of my harsh judgments, my sense of entitlement, my short fuse.
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We Are Not Alone
Core to the Christian Gospel for Franciscans is the realization that the God of the universe decided to enter into our world, first through creation itself (Gn 1), then through the Incarnation (Jn 1), not because of sin or the ...
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