Prayer

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St. Francis Could Let Go

St. Francis could let go when the right time came and engage in new ways of thinking and structures of relationship.

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Prayer Is Born from Love

Prayer is a relationship with God. Relationships take time and are based on love
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Communion Call

Stand in the winter’s cold Where the warmth of animals surrounds the mother’s love.
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Advent with the Saints: Francis of Assisi

St. Francis left his prosperous life in Assisi and descended to the marshes to serve the lepers.
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Advent with the Saints: Elizabeth

Elizabeth must have had a pretty good press agent. Her story gets three days’ worth of exposure in the run-up to Christmas!
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Advent with the Saints: Ruth

A Scripture scholar once commented that the genealogy in Matthew’s Gospel is one of the least-appreciated parts of the Bible.
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Advent with the Saints: Joseph

Joseph is the silent figure in the Christmas stories. We never hear him speak; his annunciation—in Matthew’s Gospel—narrates Joseph’s story without giving us any of his words.
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