A few weeks ago, I was sitting in a very small chapel in the Italian countryside called La Maddelena when I heard a friar say, “Francis and Clare touched these walls.” I was on a pilgrimage to Assisi, where the Franciscan order had been founded. The friar invited us to reach out and touch them…
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On my desk in the FrancisCorps office rests a wooden sign with the verse “trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6) This verse, familiar to many, has always held special significance for…
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Dear Reader, As you enter my small apartment in quaint, Southern Indiana, the first thing you will see are framed pictures lining a wall. Pictures from all points of time in my life, but there are two of which I find myself frequently reminiscing. The first photo is of three little boys, grinning from ear…
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