St. Francis of Assisi
Study & Theology: For Space Travelers in Search of the Heart
My wife and I have a tradition of getting each other a Christmas ornament each year. One of the first she got for me was a space shuttle since she sometimes called me “spaceman.” She had already realized that I would often blast off toward the planets of my mind before I had a chance at coming home again—to my heart.
Forgiveness Leads to Peace
As others have written, the person who benefits most from forgiving is the one who forgives.
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Study & Theology: A Franciscan Feast
When I was young, Thanksgiving dinners were never held in anyone’s house. My grandmother and her sisters decided that no one’s Philadelphia row house was big enough for the entire clan. Smart women that they were, we always took over ...
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Study & Theology: ‘Where You Lead, I Will Follow’
If I were to leave behind an epitaph, it would most certainly read, “Follow St. Francis!”
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Holy Simplicity
Maybe Francis had the better way to follow—to do as God desires, with course corrections along the way, rather than sitting and fretting over what God really means.
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Vision of the Crucified Christ
The two questions from the prayer of Francis overheard by Brother Leo are, I believe, one of the simplest ways to approach God. We open ourselves and allow God to answer that first question, Who are you, my God? Reflecting on the ...
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