Lent with St. Francis: Take Up Your Cross
Diane M. Houdek
February 18, 2021
If our own goals, possessions, and even families and friends distract us from the Lord’s call, then we are not truly choosing life.
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Lent with St. Francis: Be Faithful to the Gospel
Diane M. Houdek
February 17, 2021
“Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.” These are the words most often used as we are signed with ashes. It is a call to conversion, a call to follow Christ, a call to change our lives.
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St. Francis and the Marrow of the Gospel
Richard Rohr, OFM
February 4, 2021
For St. Francis, the heart of Franciscan spirituality is found deep within the Gospel.
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The Holy Humility of St. Francis
Pat McCloskey, OFM
January 28, 2021
Humility is the guardian and the ornament of all virtues. This virtue filled St. Francis in a more copious abundance, so that nothing should be wanting to a man adorned with so many gifts.
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Born in a Barn
Rita Waters Mailander
December 18, 2020
Like every family—like the human family—all of them are a little wounded. We are a little chipped or cracked, held together and shored up by those who care for us, but we all journey to Bethlehem hoping for healing.
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‘Let Us Begin Again’: An Advent Invitation
Diane M. Houdek
November 27, 2020
Throughout the season of Advent, we explore the mystery of the Incarnation, Jesus letting go of divine splendor to embrace a human existence.
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