Weekly Franciscan reflections
Start every week here, with a Franciscan reflection on what the Gospel, St. Francis, and biblical stories offer to us that we can bring forward into our daily life.
November 1, 2026
Today is All Saints Day. It is a day on which we honor all those who have gone before us
October 25, 2026
Anyone who has read the Gospels has encountered stories of Jesus healing people. From exorcisms of demons to the blind
October 18, 2026
In many images of St. Francis, he is pictured with animals. Sometimes it is with the wolf of Gubbio, whom
October 11, 2026
The most famous prayer attributed to St. Francis is the Prayer for Peace, asking the Lord to make us instruments
October 4, 2026
800 years is a long time in human terms. In God's eyes, however, it is but the blink of an
September 27, 2026
Throughout the centuries of Christianity, humility has been offered as one of, if not the most, important virtues we can
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