St. Francis of Assisi

hands clutched together

St. Francis Meets the Leper

In embracing the leper, St. Francis experienced a singular moment of grace.
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The Spirit and Practice of Prayer

Prayer is looking at God, listening to God, responding to God and to nothing else.
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St. Francis of Assisi - the patron saint of animals. The elements are a separate grouping from the background, so easily used elsewhere.

The Way of St. Francis

It was in the spring of 1224 that Francis composed the final poem of his life, The Canticle of Brother Sun.
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Chapel in Sedona, Arizona | dimitar donovski via unsplash

Let Us Pray: When Words Fall Short

How do I begin writing about prayer when I have not felt like praying?
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Statue of St. Francis and St. Anthony

Loving Brothers, Beloved Saints: Francis and Anthony

The Franciscans now had Francis and Anthony who symbolized two strains that would exist, sometimes in tension, among them from that time forward.
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Statue of Saint Francis with birds flying around him

Meet the Mystics: St. Francis of Assisi

There is a mysticism Francis offers to all believers, a mysticism that he illustrates through the gestures of his own life.
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