Franciscan Spirit

Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only speak the word, and my servant will be healed. —Matthew 8:8 The American Declaration of Independence says we have an “unalienable right” to the pursuit of ...

Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. —Matthew 24:42 “Come, Lord Jesus,” the Advent mantra, means that all of Christian history has to live out of a kind of deliberate emptiness, a ...

I once heard a priest refer to everyone he met as a “saint.”

The Eucharist was the summit of St. Francis' faith life.

“We should do this more often.” A middle-aged man is speaking to a woman somewhat north of middle age standing at his side. I am doing what I do best: Eavesdropping.

It’s October, and the long sunlight in the afternoons and the coming chill in the air sing the approach of autumn. Fall has always been my favorite season, with hayrides and visits to the apple orchards south of Chicago with ...