Boldest Flower in Assisi
Susan Hines Brigger
August 29, 2024
Clare often called herself the “little plant of St. Francis.” And while St. Francis may have helped start her growth, she certainly did most of the growing and spreading on her own.
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New Beginning, New Family
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
August 27, 2024
Francis was holding on to existence by a thread, and the San Damiano cross was his lifeline to his future.
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St. Clare, Teacher
Sister Claire André Gagliardi, OSC
August 26, 2024
We live in a hurting world. Suffering overwhelms people. We are not removed from that reality.
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Holiness in Motion
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
August 25, 2024
To be human is to be always in motion, either growing into the fullness of our humanity or going backward, declining to become more like the God whose image is revealed to us in Jesus.
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St. Francis, Alone
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
August 24, 2024
Curious and worried friends came to talk to Francis—some to join him, some to convince him to return to the safety inside the city walls.
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God’s Love Is for All
Bruce Epperly
August 23, 2024
The commitment to “God and all things” comes first, while our own egos, self-interest, and institutional structures are secondary.
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