St. Francis
Cynthia Perkins: Serving the Overlooked
As many as 4,538 residents experience homelessness on any given day. Milwaukee, in particular, is beset by homelessness, prostitution, and human trafficking.
St. Francis and the Incarnation
Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226) was an enthusiastic champion of Christmas, the birthday of his leader and Lord.
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Saint Francis for Seekers
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: Lover of the Eucharist
The Eucharist was the summit of St. Francis' faith life.
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St. Francis and US Veterans
In Assisi, there's a statue of St. Francis like no other. There's no tonsure, no brown robe, no birds, no halo. Many visitors and pilgrims don't at first recognize this bronze of an armored soldier on his horse as the ...
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Live the Gospel: A Message from St. Francis
St. Francis found the truth that leads to freedom in the truths of the Gospel, and the freedom he found was the freedom to love.
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