St. Clare of Assisi
Dear Reader: Saints in a Vacuum
For most of us, when we think of saints, we view them as frozen in time. St. Francis will always be wandering the hills of Assisi, preaching the Gospel, and facing the challenges of the Church in his time.
The Courage to Change: Wisdom from Assisi
Metanoia is a process of change, of deepening conversion. Francis and Clare can be models for us today as we try to live out the Gospel in our own challenging times.
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Let Us Be Followers of Francis
On the brink of election season, it already feels like the tension in our country has reached a peak unparalleled in my lifetime.
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Notes from a Friar: The Core Teachings of St. Francis
The bedrock of St. Francis' ministry is the foundation under which his brothers walk today.
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St. Francis and His Canticle of the Creatures
We all owe a great debt to St. Francis of Assisi and to his Canticle of the Creatures for leading us to the conviction that all brother and sister creatures make up one family under God’s loving care.
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St. Francis’ Style of Prayer
Prayer is about God and our relationship to God. How we understand God’s relationship to us is very important. If I use distant and remote language to speak of God, then I will imagine that God is distant and remote.
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