What St. Francis and St. Dominic have done, that, by God's grace, I will do.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think the Lord's Prayer is a very powerful prayer. And the prayer of St. Francis.
Having grown up Protestant, I was unfamiliar with St. Francis. Then I watched the movie 'Brother Sun, Sister Moon'... I just became fascinated with the character of St. Francis. What I saw in that movie was a man who had fallen in love with God, someone for whom God was everything.
The day is coming when there will not be one sick saint in the body of Christ.
Did St. Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats.
Many of the insights of the saint stem from their experience as sinners.
It is my hope that Pope Francis realizes his time is better spent focusing on matters like religious tolerance and the sanctity of all life.
It was becoming clear that, from being at the top at Holy Cross, we were at the bottom at St. Peter's. Objectively, this was very good, for it offered us a challenge and an opportunity to grow if we were ready to take it; and we surely were.
My ultimate goal is to become a saint.
My best chance is that, in a happy moment, I hit upon St Francis as the subject for a series of plays. Others might have written them better: but, as I have written them, the advantage will probably remain mine.
Over the years, God and St. Therese have kept me going no matter how bad things were.