Sister Barbara Vano, OSF
“I think God is remarkably patient—and has a great sense of humor," Sister Barb says.
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What Is Perfect Joy?
In a true fraternity the friars have learned to see their own brokenness, their jealousy, their desire for power.
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A Love Divine
The spirituality of St. Francis is not so much about the heroic deed as it is about the heroic love with which even the smallest deed is done.
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God Moves in Us
The point of reflecting on the stages of contemplative prayer is not so that I may begin progressing on the path.
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St. Francis and the Cross
Francis always mentioned humility in the same breath with poverty.
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Dear Reader: ‘Peace to This House’
Francis of Assisi had rather specific instructions for how his brothers should go about their lives.
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