Prayer

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We Are God’s Beloved

We are imperfect children of a perfect God, who loves us in spite of our sins.

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Christ along the Periphery

Jesus never measures and weighs, doesn’t count, keep score, or tally what is given. He just gives.
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Spiritual Warfare with St. Anthony the Abbot

Reflect St. Anthony the Abbot lived in the desert in Egypt during the early days of the Church and led a very faithful life. The enemy fears those close to God, so Anthony found himself in the midst of spiritual ...
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Sustaining a Joyous Easter Feeling

That joyous Easter feeling should last all year, this friar says.
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Let Us Pray: The Living Body of Christ

We are, indeed, the living body of Christ, always becoming one in him who is our Lord and salvation.
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God Moving toward Us

Reflect Sister Ilia Delio, OSF, writes: “We move toward God because God has first moved toward us—this is the Franciscan path of prayer.” Pray God, it brings reliefto know you will always meet memore than halfway.That I don’t have to strive ...
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St. Francis of Assisi: Preacher, Poet

The spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi is not so much about the heroic deed as it is about the heroic love with which even the smallest deed is done. That is very clear from the quintessential story of Perfect ...
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