Prayer

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St. Francis of Assisi: Artisan of Peace

Interior peace is the awareness that God is and dwells in all of creation, and from that awareness flows the other three necessary elements of Pope Francis’s statement, namely, concern for nature, justice for the poor, and commitment to society.

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St. Anthony: Help Us Find Healing!

Many of us have wanted to believe that the Catholic Church had finally turned a corner in dealing with the crime of clerical sexual abuse.
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The Gospels According to Saint Francis

Francis sums up his love for God in his simple little prayer: “My God and my all.”
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Joyful Mysteries

The Flip Side of the Joyful Mysteries

A shadow hovers over the joyful mysteries of the rosary. In it, we can find parallels to our own lives.
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Easter: The Resurrection Narratives

Easter is at the center of our faith. Paul affirms: “If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith is in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:14).
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Saint Francis and Pope Francis: Men of peace

Pope Francis & Saint Francis: Models of Peace

The faith life of Saint Francis was never still. Though he was comfortable with solitude and prayer, he was a doer.
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Sabbath rest

Honoring the Sabbath, Honoring Creation

So it is that the Sabbath, if practiced well, is no refuge from our everyday lives, but a reorientation that should come to permeate them.
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