
St. Francis and the Birds
In reading St. Bonaventure’s Life of St. Francis recently, I was surprised by where Bonaventure positioned what was Francis’ most famous story of preaching to birds.
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In reading St. Bonaventure’s Life of St. Francis recently, I was surprised by where Bonaventure positioned what was Francis’ most famous story of preaching to birds.

The Peace Prayer of St. Francis is a deep well of spiritual wisdom. We are wise to visit this well often.

Anthony was born in 1195 (13 years after St. Francis) in Lisbon, Portugal, at the mouth of the Tagus River, from which explorers would later sail across the Atlantic.

As the feast of Saint Anthony (June 13) draws near, my memories go back to Padua where I spent several days in 2014.

Older churches most always count Saint Anthony among their pantheon of statues.

The Way is a film about a father who completes the 500-mile pilgrimage his son had begun. It’s a story of broken individuals on the way to recovery.

St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) was a Franciscan friar who spent a number of years as a traveling preacher.