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All That Is, Is Divine

A natural theology doesn’t worship creation but sees and hears within creation a witness of praise to the creator. All that is created by the divine has a divine providence.
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Teaching and Learning From Each Other

“The Teacher is always silent during the test” is a phrase that continues to float around, but still rings true. Talk with someone about something that you have learned recently.
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Our Lady of Champion

There is only one Church-approved apparition of Mary in the United States. Our Lady of Champion, in gleaming light among autumnal trees, appeared three times to Adele Brise in Champion, Wisconsin, in 1859.
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Letting Go of Earthly Attachments

Detachment from material possessions and earthly desires is a core principle of Franciscan spirituality.
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In Praise of First Responders

We often take for granted that someone will be there to help us in our time of need. Only when we need them do we think of them.
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Assisi Nights

I thought my pilgrimage to Assisi would be aimed toward solitude, silence, and stillness. But I was surprised to find that the healing and peace I found came through people and conversations
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Statue of Saint Francis

Holy Simplicity

Maybe Francis had the better way to follow—to do as God desires, with course corrections along the way, rather than sitting and fretting over what God really means.
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