St. Francis of Assisi

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Everything Is Sacred

Everything is sacred. The entire creation, including every person, is a sacrament of God.
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The Humility of Francis

To describe God as “humble” may seem outrageous or even scandalous. Who could stake one’s life on a humble God?
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The Beauty of Bonaventure

St. Bonaventure experienced God’s love as revealed in the humility and suffering of Christ, whose cross enables us to experience God’s companionship and the power to change our lives.
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Reckless in Love

The simplest way to describe God’s poverty and humility is in terms of love. Love gives itself away—this is God’s poverty.
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Poverty and Humility of Life

Maybe because Francis was not an intellectual he could perceive the mystery of God in its pristine beauty—the extraordinary divine in the ordinary human.
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Embraced by the Father

The love of the Father for the Son is the same divine love for all creation.
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