“Hope is audacious, and so, let us encourage one another to dream big. Brothers and sisters let us dream big! Let us not be afraid to dream big, seeking the ideals of justice and social love that are born of hope.” Pope Francis, Catechesis “Healing the World” #8
As we continue to navigate these troubled times, please know we hold you in prayer. We offer the following resources to support and inspire you.
As a community of Franciscan hearted people, we turn our attention to how we might be “blessings in the heart of world.” We offer the following resources to support and inspire our efforts to work together for the kin-dom of God.
Prayers/Prayer Options
- The Hill We Climb – By Amanda Gorman, Inaugural Poet Laureate
- The Cure of Troy – By Seamus Heaney
- A Prayer for the Inauguration 2021
- Life Goes On by Howard Thurman
- Lord, Lord, Open Unto Me by Howard Thurman
- Global Laudato Si’ Monthly Prayer Services
- Giver of Good Gifts
- Wheaton Franciscan Vision Prayer
- Flowers of St. Francis
Articles
- Inaugurating beloved-ness – Global Sisters Report
- Consequences – Tammy Winn
- Reverence and Respect – Tammy Winn
- Here’s how Catholics can help revitalize democracy during the next four years
- Five Small Gestures of Gratitude to Counteract Fear and Violence
Resources
We offer the following resources to support and inspire you as we continue to navigate the ongoing reality of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Reflections
Poems & Prayers
- By Our Love – Tom Kendzia
- COVID Vaccine Blessing
- A Franciscan Litany During the COVID Pandemic
- Novena to Saint Francis: For a world under threat
- Prayer During a Pandemic – By – Sister Chris Koellhoffer, IHM
- We Fell Asleep in One World – By Rashid Haroon
- Litany of Intentions – By Joanna Lin Want
- In the Time of Pandemic by: Catherine O’Meara
- When the Going Gets Tough by Katrina Kenison
- Prayer During Coronavirus Pandemic – by Pope Francis
- Handwashing Prayer – Provided by The Christine Center
Articles
LIVESTREAM
During this time of Coronavirus we will be livestreaming services from
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As we continue to live, work, play, and pray, may we continue to hold one another our, and especially the most vulnerable, in our hearts and prayers.
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