The Joy and Suffering of Love
The love of Jesus Christ that leads to his willing embrace of the crucified earthly destiny that appeared before him is both a model for how we are called to love and a revelation of God’s self-offering of control out ...
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Higher Calling
Not everyone is called to be a professed Franciscan. But everyone is called to be Franciscan.
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St. Francis and Lady Poverty
Reflecting on how Francis and the brothers honored Lady Poverty has helped me to see how they lived their walking in the footsteps of Christ.
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(Re)Build the Kingdom
With profound hope, we live and grow in this season as an assured and empowered people.
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Meeting Sultan Malik al-Kamil: St. Francis in a Foreign Land
The deep friendship and rich dialogue between St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malik al-Kamil centuries ago can inform interfaith dialogue in our own times.
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Flying Free
Francis loved the earth, but his motion was always up and away from it toward some intangible tug at his heart from above.
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