Dear Reader: Abundant Blessings
Susan Hines Brigger
September 24, 2024
Sometimes in life, we get so laser-focused on things like family, work, and other responsibilities that we fail to stop and take in the many good things that surround us.
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A New Understanding of the Prayer of St. Francis
Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.
September 24, 2024
This author shows how you can use this well-known prayer as a guide to inner healing and loving yourself.
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Lady Jacoba and the Spirituality of Presence
Darleen Pryds, PhD
September 24, 2024
What do cookies have to do with Franciscan spirituality? When St. Francis was on his deathbed, a seemingly simple treat brought by his good friend Lady Jacoba lifted his spirits and soothed his suffering. Their friendship exemplifies the importance of ...
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I’d Like to Say: St. Francis Reminds Us of Our Place in Creation
Franciscan Media
September 24, 2024
There weren’t ecologists in the Middle Ages, at least by our modern understanding of environmentalism. But St. Francis changed all that with a new vision of creation as a reflection of God’s love and the Incarnation.
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Let Us Pray: The Power of Vespers
Maureen O'Brien
September 24, 2024
I’ve always loved the word vespers because it sounds like a precious form of whispers, but I’d never heard vespers sung until I recently discovered a sacred oasis at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in northwestern Connecticut.
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Faith and Family: Let’s Reclaim Our Creativity
Susan Hines Brigger
September 24, 2024
One of the most popular stories from when I was growing up is the one about how I tried to convince my Sunday school class that my dad was a hunter—a rat hunter. I was about 4 at the time. ...
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