St. Francis and Lady Poverty
Murray Bodo, OFM
March 6, 2024
Reflecting on how Francis and the brothers honored Lady Poverty has helped me to see how they lived their walking in the footsteps of Christ.
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To See and to Soothe
Daniel Imwalle
February 12, 2024
When you think of the poor, is it someone unknown to you in a faraway land? That may be true, but that kind of thinking also puts a buffer between ourselves and those in need.
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God’s Tears
Bruce Epperly
February 7, 2024
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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Humility: The Twin of Poverty
Jovian Weigel, OFM
January 8, 2024
In his simple wisdom, Francis saw poverty and humility as twins. We are absolutely dependent on God for all things: that is humility.
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Love, Poverty, and Perfect Joy
Kerry Walters
August 1, 2023
When we learn to love something, we grow into our Godlikeness. We live fully, richly, joyfully.
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Notes from a Friar: Loving the ‘Least of Us’
Mark Soehner, OFM
January 25, 2023
Moving is disorienting, no matter how often a person has done it.
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