The Timelessness of St. Francis

The Timelessness of St. Francis

Reflect With the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4, we as a Church—and beyond—take a moment to recognize the world-shaking faith and example of this holy man. Sometimes the saints seem remote to us, to our times, our world’s particular challenges. Not so with the Poor Man of Assisi. His simple but profound message—to follow Christ by embracing the other in society, to cherish God’s creation as an ever-flowing gift, to simplify our comp…