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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St. Francis and the Feast of Pardon
The Feast of Pardon, as it is called in Italy, always attracts thousands of visitors and pilgrims to Assisi.
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St. Clare’s Gamble
Many people thought Clare of Assisi, a noblewoman, was wasting her life by living as a cloistered nun at San Damiano. She proved them wrong.
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St. Clare, COVID-19, and the Communion of Saints
“He died alone!” “We were not with her!” These lamentations are heard daily as people recount the most bitter experience of losing a loved one to COVID-19.
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