Jeff Scheeler, OFM

Though he probably didn’t write it, the Peace Prayer attributed to St. Francis captures much of his spirit. He spent time and energy being an “instrument of peace.”

Listening to the birds or the sounds of a thunderstorm can put our lives back together. We can sense our place in God’s creation.

Christianity is the only religion which proclaims that God became a human being. This is unique and central to Christian understanding. St. Francis was fascinated by what we have come to call the Incarnation.