St. Francis of Assisi

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St. Francis Lived Honestly

Francis desired to live honestly. If the friars could do without something, then it belonged to a poor person who needed it.

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Loving God Means Loving Creation

We must foster a genuine and affectionate connection to our world before we can effect change within it.
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Blessed Carlo Acutis

Carlo Acutis: ‘Thy Eternal Summer Shall Not Fade’ 

When I think about Carlo Acutis, like everybody, I think of his youth. And that inevitably makes me think of my own teen years. The summer before my senior year of high school, Pete, a classmate of mine, was killed ...
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Pope Francis: A Pastor with the Smell of His Sheep 

During and after his election in March 2013, Pope Francis was a man of many firsts. 
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Mary Elizabeth Imler, OSF: Scientist, Teacher, Sister

Sister Mary Elizabeth Imler, a Franciscan Sister of the Sacred Heart out of Frankfort, Illinois, came to her vocation through a love of studying and teaching science.
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Lead Like St. Francis

When a leader leads as to elevate all their community, a rare thing happens: The leader opens herself or himself up to transformation.
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Foundational Love

Great religion seeks utter awareness and full consciousness, so that we can, in fact, receive all. Everything belongs and everything can be received.
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