St. Francis of Assisi
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.
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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Breathe in Peace
St. Francis of Assisi endured similar challenges we face today: societal instability, apathy, and health issues that threatened his ministry. In times of struggle, let us look to his example.
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Easter and the Unexpected: St. Francis and Pope Francis
Easter is certainly a time of the unexpected, the wonder of what was, is, and will be forever. I recently recalled a story from my maternal aunt. She had a home with a beautiful agrarian space, complete with a natural creek ...
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God’s Self-Offering
The love of Jesus Christ that leads to his willing embrace of the crucified earthly destiny that appeared before him is both a model for how we are called to love and a revelation of God’s self-offering of control out ...
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Honoring Creation
Francis taught that in God we are connected to the earth and all created things. In the spiritual life we're called to live attuned to this interdependence.
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Surrender to God
Both Christ and St. Francis show us that they suffered what we suffered, but they suffered in love, and that makes all the difference.
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