St. Francis Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/st-francis/ Vincent Ryan Ruggiero - Author of books and essays Fri, 21 Dec 2018 18:21:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://mind-at-work.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-open-book-32x32.png St. Francis Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/st-francis/ 32 32 Meditating on the Nativity https://mind-at-work.com/meditating-on-the-nativity/ Fri, 21 Dec 2018 18:21:49 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=3049 In 1223 in the Italian town of Grecio, the crèche was first displayed by the man who, it is said, was most like Jesus—St. Francis of Assisi. From that time until this, over the course of almost eight centuries, Christians have displayed crèches in their churches, homes, and public places. Although some are small and [...]

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]]> “Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace” https://mind-at-work.com/make-me-an-instrument-of-your-peace/ Wed, 03 May 2017 19:10:48 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=2146 The prayer that begins with this petition is my favorite and the favorite of millions of people of various religious denominations around the world. A musical version of the prayer, “Make me a channel of your peace,” is also popular with church choirs. Here is the full prayer: Lord, make me an instrument of your [...]

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