Saint Francis of Assisi
The Canticle of the Creatures
The return to the Portiuncula was by way of Borgo San Sepolcro, Monte Casale, and Citta di Castello.
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Rebuild the Ruins
Francis not only repaired the little house of San Damiano, but the larger house where God dwells, Earth itself.
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Dear Reader: ‘Peace to This House’
Francis of Assisi had rather specific instructions for how his brothers should go about their lives.
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St. Francis: Weak in Body, Strong in Spirit
The beauty of Francis’s world after his experience of the San Damiano cross is that it largely shielded him.
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Choose to Love
If we choose to love, we immediately take on the responsibility of being for others, in service and in times of opposition, in trials and persecution, also in peace and joy.
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Undressing of the Heart
When Francis stripped himself naked at Santa Maria Maggiore, he was reaching for the heart of God.
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The Work of Our Hands: A Meditation on Labor Day
This Labor Day, maybe every day, I will say a prayer for these unsung heroes.