Hope is a song in a weary throat
Pauli Murray makes our list of remembrances because she shines like the sun. She was the first African American woman […]
Pauli Murray makes our list of remembrances because she shines like the sun. She was the first African American woman […]
There are many ways for your family to practice acts of kindness (much like Saint Francis did!) to animals, even if you don’t have pets in your home.
“You may be all the Gospel your neighbor will ever read.” — Saint Francis of Assisi
I used to quote this passage to my students at the evangelical university where I taught for ten years. They always nodded in sage agreement, murmuring appreciatively—until I told them the verse wasn’t from the Bible. It’s an Islamic hadith, one of a large collection of wisdom sayings that complement and amplify the Qur’an.
I approach the Blessing of the Animals as an opportunity to share the reality that we are stewards of creation.
Anyone who visits our house might guess at why we love Saint Francis of Assisi, known for his love of animals.
Observing feasts and seasons reminds us about what truly matters as we practice faith at home.
Special days aren’t just for Advent and Lent, they happen throughout the year. By observing just a few, we enrich our faith, and the faith of our family.
I’ve never been the kind of person on whom a bird would perch. But there’s much more to St. Francis than that.