St. Francis of Assisi

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Love Heals, Builds, and Binds

When the realities of life hit, and you have lost everything, what is left is the stunning beauty of our relationships with one another, with this world, and with God. 

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Water and kids | Photo by Gilley Aguilar on Unsplash

Living Waters May Flow

St. Francis of Assisi once said, “Create within yourself a place where God might dwell.”
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Gospel Poverty

I have found a tremendous amount of foundational stability, trust, and comfort in the generosity of others.
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Made in God’s Spirit

If we are made in God’s spirit, then our first “church” were the bodies given to us.
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The Beauty of Bonaventure

St. Bonaventure experienced God’s love as revealed in the humility and suffering of Christ, whose cross enables us to experience God’s companionship and the power to change our lives.
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Skylark perching in a flowering rapeseed field.

The Larks of Assisi

Francis had a special affection for larks; he considered their brown feathers a sign of their closeness to God, of their humility.
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The Holiness of a Honeybee

Jesus said that nobody can enter the kingdom of God unless they become like a little child (Mt 18:3).
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