Prayer

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Prayer Is Never Ours

Perhaps the most beautiful truth about prayer is that it is never really ours.

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A Deepened Relationship with God

Prayer is the cornerstone of Franciscan life, fostering a deep relationship with God.
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Only God Can Change Hearts

Francis himself realized that prayer or fasting cannot change one’s heart. Only God can.
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‘Your Heart Is to Be an Altar of God’

In writing to a Poor Clare, St. Bonaventure said, “Your heart is to be an altar of God. It is here that the fire of intense love must burn always.”
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Our True Source of Peace

“One is the human Spirit,” but the human Spirit is more than human because the human heart is unfathomable.
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Go Forth and Share the Good News

God’s love and mercy is revealed in Jesus breathing forth the Spirit of love and forgiveness upon his disciples.
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The Ultimate Prayer

Sacred silence—there’s no irony or coincidence that the words “silent” and “listen” are spelled with the same letters.
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