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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St. Clare’s Final Blessing
Francis was canonized a mere two years after he died. Clare lived on for another twenty-seven years.
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‘I Have Done My Part’
Francis attempted to do no more than to live out the teachings of Christ and the spirit of the Gospel.
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