Tag: Religious Life
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The Name Fulfilled
Peter loved Christ from the beginning, but love changes as it lives through the years. Failure, forgiveness, grace, responsibility, and sacrifice transformed Peter’s young certainty into something deeper: a mature love that knew what it wanted. In this final chapter, I look at the man Peter became and how his story changed the way I…
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Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, 10/4
Saint Francis’ birthday is October 3rd, followed by his feast day. Born into wealth, he renounced luxury after a prison experience to devote himself to religion. He is known as a stigmatist, the first to bear Christ’s wounds. He is the patron saint of animals, merchants, and ecology.