St. Francis of Assisi
Be Your Truest Self
The path into this discovery of self is the cross. The cross is a mirror. In seeing myself in that mirror, I see Christ crucified, and in seeing Christ crucified, I see my most authentic self.
Rebuild the House of God
The reflection of ourselves in the cross is difficult to describe, and I’m sure equally difficult to understand or accept.
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That All May Be One
Most Catholics recognize those things that unite all Christians rather than the things that divide them.
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‘Most High Glorious God!’
If you look closely at Christ on the San Damiano Cross, as painted on this cross, you will see that it is neither a bloody body nor one twisted in anguish.
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St. Francis Laid the Path
Imagine how different Western history and religion could have been if we had walked so tenderly and lovingly upon the earth, as Francis and Jesus did.
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Beggar, Mystic, Man of God
Francis had noticed that when he went begging, few people looked into his eyes. They seemed always to avoid eye contact, either from embarrassment or fear or contempt.
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Love Must Expand
Love simply must expand, radiating its light and warmth in all directions. The happier we are, the more we want to tell others, to share our happiness with them.
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