New Beginning, New Family
Francis was holding on to existence by a thread, and the San Damiano cross was his lifeline to his future.
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St. Clare, Teacher
We live in a hurting world. Suffering overwhelms people. We are not removed from that reality.
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Holiness in Motion
To be human is to be always in motion, either growing into the fullness of our humanity or going backward, declining to become more like the God whose image is revealed to us in Jesus.
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St. Francis, Alone
Curious and worried friends came to talk to Francis—some to join him, some to convince him to return to the safety inside the city walls.
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God’s Love Is for All
The commitment to “God and all things” comes first, while our own egos, self-interest, and institutional structures are secondary.
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Wedded to Lady Poverty
As the story of Francis progresses, it becomes evident that the true religion here means gospel poverty, the poverty of the poor Christ.
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