When Necessary
Preach the Gospel at all times and, when necessary, use words. ~St. Francis of Assisi Tags: francis of assisi, St. Francis of Assisi (about him)
View ArticleThe Shelter of Compassion and Pity
If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men. ~St. Francis of Assisi Tags: compassion,...
View ArticleWhere there is…
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty and joy, there is neither greed...
View Article… He can work through anyone.
I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, He can work through anyone. ~~St. Francis of Assisi Tags: anyone, god, St. Francis of Assisi (about him), unholy, work
View ArticleYou have no enemy except yourselves
No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves. ~St. Francis of Assisi Tags: benefactors, enemy, harm, St. Francis of Assisi...
View ArticleAnd so we must all keep close watch over ourselves…
And so we must all keep close watch over ourselves or we will be lost and turn our minds and hearts from God, because we think there is something worth having or doing, or that we will gain some...
View ArticleWe have been called…
We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way. Many who may seem to us to be children of the Devil will still become Christ’s...
View ArticleFrom gospel to life and life to gospel
Secular Franciscans should devote themselves especially to careful reading of the gospel, going from gospel to life and life to gospel. ~Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order Tags: franciscans, Gospel,...
View ArticleSet the world on fire
If you are what you are meant to be, you will set the world on fire. ~St. Catherine of Siena Tags: Fire, st catherine of siena, world, world on fire
View ArticleMaking a rope of it
When a man is too sure of himself, he becomes less wary of the enemy, and if the Devil can call his own even one hair of a man’s head, he will lose no time in making a rope of it. ~St. Francis of...
View ArticleFor anger and disturbance impede charity
They must be careful not to be angry or disturbed at the sin of another, for anger and disturbance impede charity in themselves and in others. ~St. Francis of Assisi, The Later Rule Tags: anger,...
View ArticleDo not extinguish the Spirit
Those brothers to whom the Lord has given the grace of working may work faithfully and devotedly so that, while avoiding idleness, the enemy of the soul, they do not extinguish the Spirit of holy...
View ArticleAs is becoming
I counsel, admonish, and exhort my brothers in the Lord Jesus Christ not to quarrel or argue or judge others when they go about in the world; but let them be meek, peaceful, modest, gentle, and humble,...
View ArticleFor we have been called to this
As you announce peace with your mouth, make sure that you have greater peace in your hearts, thus no one will be provoked to anger or scandal because of you. Let everyone be drawn to peace and kindness...
View ArticlePossess and preserve that joyousness of spirit
When the servant of God endeavours with all his strength to possess and preserve that joyousness of spirit which proceeds from purity of heart and which is acquired by fervent prayer the demons may try...
View ArticlePatience and humility
Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor disturbance. ~ St. Francis of Assisi, The Admonitions Tags: admonition, anger, disturbance, humility, patience, st francis of asissi
View ArticleBy word and example
1. The Apostle says: The letter kills, but the spirit gives life (2 Cor 3:6). 2. Those are killed by the letter who merely wish to know the words alone, so that they may be esteemed as wiser than...
View ArticleHe sighed for ecstatic peace
This is the peace proclaimed and given to us by our Lord Jesus Christ and preached again and again by our father Francis. At the beginning and end of every sermon he announced peace; in every greeting...
View ArticleThey should regard themselves as ashes
When the nuns at St. Damian’s had come together to hear the word of God, though no less also to see their father St. Francis, he raised his eyes to heaven, where his heart always was, and began to pray...
View ArticleA merely individualistic morality
It is imperative that no one, out of indifference to the course of events or because of inertia, would indulge in a merely individualistic morality. The best way to fulfill one’s obligations of justice...
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