Weekly Franciscan reflections

This week, and for the next two weeks, we pause our reflections on the life of St. Francis to turn

When Francis’ father demanded that he restore what had been taken, Francis responded calmly.

After Francis sold the cloth he had taken from his father’s warehouse, along with the cart and horse that carried

Last week we reflected on how poverty, in the religious sense, is rooted in trusting God to provide for our

After his encounter with the leper, when Francis embraced and kissed him, his life continued to change in profound ways. 

We know, and may have experienced ourselves, that conversion is a gradual process.