
Surrounded by Saints
The saints are popular because they are both holy and wholly relatable. Often we can find aspects of their lives that mirror our own.
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The saints are popular because they are both holy and wholly relatable. Often we can find aspects of their lives that mirror our own.

We cannot find peace in chaos. In the noise and violence that surround us in this country every day, covering our ears and eyes is easy.

Reflect With everything going on in our communities and in the greater world, it’s hard to be happy. But St. Francis of Assisi showed us

“And to this poverty, my beloved brothers, you must cling with all your heart, and wish never to have anything else under heaven.”

Fear is human. It’s universal. It’s almost become a companion for some in these fractured times.

2026 has yet to show her face, but I know that my lay colleagues and this beautiful magazine have made the journey worth taking.

St. Francis of Assisi understood the spiritual and psychological toll that life could bring.