Francis' extraordinary gift was his humility. I believe it was this gift which made him such an effective peacemaker.
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Alain Richard 12-01-1981
My first encounter with Francis of Assisi occurred when I was just finishing my studies and embarking on a promising future.
Louis Vitale 12-01-1981
Francis Bernadone gave birth to a charismatic movement that swept the world of his time.
Kenneth R. Himes 12-01-1981
He was called "Il Poverello," the little poor man. The religious poverty of Francis is prominent in his rich legacy to the world, but it is often misunderstood.
Colman McCarthy 12-01-1981
When we think about St. Francis, let's not overlook Pietro Bernadone. He was the father of the saint, the Assisian merchant who took the brunt of his son's conversion.
Robert Coles 12-01-1981
When my brother and I were boys we heard a great deal about St. Francis from a dear friend of ours, for whom poverty was, in itself, the highest of virtues.
Freddie Mae Bason 5-01-1981
I've been affected in a very hostile way by the events here; the news media seem to be more concerned about writing and showing news about the murdered children than about the effect on the family members and friends.
Mary Meehan 11-01-1980
Many plead, "Will somebody please be consistent about issues of life and death? Where did all the anti-war folks go when the abortion issue came along?"
Charles C. McCarthy 8-01-1980
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Sojourners’ 1980 interview with the military chaplain who served the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bomb squadrons.
