The Beatitude of Poverty
Anthony Lilles
May 25, 2025
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“Nets, livelihoods, social status, friends, and even family have all been forsaken for the promises of Christ.” – Dr. Anthony Lilles
On the Paradoxical Freedom of Poverty as Taught by St. John Chrysostom
Msgr. Charles Pope
September 19, 2022
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“Here is freedom. You cannot steal from a man who owns nothing, and you cannot threaten a man who has nothing to lose; you cannot deprive a man who has Jesus Christ.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Not Meant to Go Through it Alone: Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR discusses Spiritual Direction
Claire Dwyer
February 24, 2022
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I had the immense privilege recently of speaking with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, director of communications for the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, about his
Lessons from the Life of St. Francis
Msgr. Charles Pope
October 4, 2020
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Lessons from the life of St. Francis
The Spirit of Poverty
Dan Burke
February 25, 2019
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Are we all called to a spirit of poverty?
Voluntary Poverty
Dan Burke
February 18, 2019
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Why is voluntary poverty so important?
The Lord Hears the Cry of the Poor, Blessed be the Lord!
Anthony Lilles
December 23, 2017
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Dr. Anthony Lilles reflects on how we must hear the cry of the poor if we are truly to enter into the joy of Christmas, which will soon be here!
Evangelical Poverty
Dan Burke
February 20, 2017
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Can someone who hangs on to attachments be poor, or even poor in spirit? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from “Divine Intimacy”, his Carmelite meditation classic.
Simple Resolutions for the New Year
Fr. Michael Najim
January 9, 2015
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Simple Resolutions for the New Year … I thought I would once again suggest some simple but powerful resolutions for the New Year. So, without
Poverty of Heart: On Emperors and Beanie Babies
Patti Maguire Armstrong
January 15, 2014
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Most everyone knows of the fabled emperor that paraded the streets in his undergarments, believing he was adorned in the finest of cloth that only
