St. Francis and the Feast of Pardon
Kathleen M. Carroll
May 9, 2020
The Feast of Pardon, as it is called in Italy, always attracts thousands of visitors and pilgrims to Assisi.
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The Mercy of Francis
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 9, 2020
In 2013, when Pope Francis came to Assisi for the feast of Saint Francis, I happened to be there as a guide with a group of pilgrims making the Assisi Pilgrimage Program.
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What Is Your View on Reality?
Richard Rohr, OFM
May 9, 2020
Everybody looks at the world through their own lens, a matrix of culturally inherited qualities, family influences, and other life experiences.
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Saint Francis for Seekers
Barbara Beckwith
May 9, 2020
Over 40 years ago, a gentle Franciscan high school teacher penned a seminal book about Saint Francis. It wasn’t a biography or a treatise on the little Poor Man of Assisi but a romantic, imaginative work that presents the saint from the ...
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St. Francis: Inspired By the Cross
Jack Wintz, OFM
May 9, 2020
Francis of Assisi’s “Prayer Before the Crucifix” does not start with “Woe is me” or some dark misery of the heart.
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Saint Francis Makes Bethlehem Real
Jeremy Harrington, OFM
May 9, 2020
A joyful Christmas to you! Thanks for spending a minute with me on this great day.
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