St. Francis of Assisi

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Life Is Amazing

All life is utterly dependent upon our planet for everything it needs. God provides everything through creation.

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Winged Creatures

Bring them into your circle of awareness, all of God’s creatures being breathed by life right now in this present moment.
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We Must Always Pursue God

Thomas Merton said that what it means to be myself is to be my true self.
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St. Francis Could Let Go

St. Francis could let go when the right time came and engage in new ways of thinking and structures of relationship.
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Advent with the Saints: Francis of Assisi

St. Francis left his prosperous life in Assisi and descended to the marshes to serve the lepers.
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Living Waters May Flow

St. Francis of Assisi once said, “Create within yourself a place where God might dwell.”
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The Beauty of Our World

Reflect St. Francis of Assisi was Pope Francis‘ “guide and inspiration” for his letter Laudato Si about the environment. Because St. Francis saw the world with more than “intellectual appreciation or economic calculus,” he would sometimes sing in wonder at ...
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