October 2024

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Dear Reader: Abundant Blessings 

Sometimes in life, we get so laser-focused on things like family, work, and other responsibilities that we fail to stop and take in the many good things that surround us.
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A New Understanding of the Prayer of St. Francis 

This author shows how you can use this well-known prayer as a guide to inner healing and loving yourself. 
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Lady Jacoba and the Spirituality of Presence 

What do cookies have to do with Franciscan spirituality? When St. Francis was on his deathbed, a seemingly simple treat brought by his good friend Lady Jacoba lifted his spirits and soothed his suffering.
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I’d Like to Say: St. Francis Reminds Us of Our Place in Creation 

There weren’t ecologists in the Middle Ages, at least by our modern understanding of environmentalism. But St. Francis changed all that with a new vision of creation as a reflection of God’s love and the Incarnation.
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Let Us Pray: The Power of Vespers

I’ve always loved the word vespers because it sounds like a precious form of whispers, but I’d never heard vespers sung until I recently discovered a sacred oasis at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in northwestern Connecticut.
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Faith and Family: Let’s Reclaim Our Creativity 

When I was younger, people thought my creativity was cute. As I grew up, it started to become a liability.
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