Franciscan Spirit
Seven Days with Mary: Pondering in Our Hearts
I love the expression “pondering in our hearts” because it so aptly captures my own journey with Mary. In all my years walking a spiritual path, I’ve striven to bring the best of who I am to each of my roles as a woman. Mary, too, was a daughter, wife, sister, friend, and mother. While all these relationships have dignity, it is true for me and for Mary that the role of mother is the one in which we have been required to stretch our spiritual selves most profoundly.
Seven Days with Mary: Relinquishment
As a writer I’m particularly struck by words that most of us know the meaning of, yet rarely incorporate into our daily conversations. Relinquishment is such a word. I begin each day asking the Divine to help me let go, ...
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Seven Days with Mary: The Unfinished Story
To think of Mary’s story as unfinished gives me comfort. There are moments in my morning quiet time, the smoke of rose incense rising, where I pray to her and I find that sense of peace within.
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The Gospels According to Saint Francis
Francis sums up his love for God in his simple little prayer: “My God and my all.”
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Pope Francis on Mary’s ‘Yes’
Mary never distanced herself from love: throughout her life her whole being is a “yes” to that love, it is the “yes” to God.
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Lent with Richard Rohr: Liminal Space
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Fighting Climate Change
Pope Francis has taken his name seriously by fighting climate change directly.
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