Peace Prayer
Doorway to Awakening
Richard B. Patterson, PhD
August 16, 2025
The last line of St. Francis’ prayer presents us with one of the paradoxes of the spiritual journey.
God’s Ways, Not Ours
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 14, 2025
Someone who constantly engages in “if only” thinking will never truly be at peace.
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Maintain Your Peace
Monsignor Frank Bognanno
May 14, 2025
Don’t be in such a hurry that you lose your inner peace. It’s bad for your physical and mental health.
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Sisters and Brothers in the Spirit
Brother David Steindl-Rast
October 25, 2024
Since we are truly one in heart, we should find a common expression of the Spirit who moves us.
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I’d Like to Say: It’s Time to Act Like St. Francis
Brother Gregory Cellini, OSF
October 25, 2024
In our world of differing political opinions, this Franciscan brother asks you to consider what St. Francis would do to cultivate respect and understanding.
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A New Understanding of the Prayer of St. Francis
Richard B. Patterson, PhD
September 24, 2024
This author shows how you can use this well-known prayer as a guide to inner healing and loving yourself.
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Beware the Contagion of War
Brian D. McLaren
December 26, 2023
As atrocities continue on both sides of the conflict in the Holy Land, the striking Franciscan vision of a more peace-loving world is all the more needed.
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