by admin | Jun 6, 2026 | Footsteps of St. Francis
A Remedy for Deep Wounds The Litany of HumilityA Remedy for Deep Wounds The Litany of Humility is often spoken about as a prayer that “heals deep wounds” but in Catholic and Franciscan thought it does something more precise than emotional repair. It does not erase...
by admin | Jun 6, 2026 | Footsteps of St. Francis
That others may become holier than I The Quietest Place at the TableThe Holy Art of Not Caring There is a beautiful, hidden gem of a prayer at the very end of the Litany of Humility that offers so much rest to a weary heart: “That others may become holier than I,...
by admin | Jun 6, 2026 | Footsteps of St. Francis
That others may be preferred to me in everything The End of CompetitionWhat God gives you cannot be taken by another The fallen heart does not simply want to be loved. It wants to be preferred. It wants assurance that it matters more, shines more, deserves more. And...
by admin | Jun 6, 2026 | Footsteps of St. Francis
That others may be praised and I go unnoticed No Longer Hungry ….Holiness = becoming less hungry for what the world offers There is a hunger in the human heart that no amount of praise can satisfy.The hunger to be seen.To be affirmed.To matter. The strange thing...
by admin | Jun 6, 2026 | Footsteps of St. Francis
That others may be chosen and I set aside The grace of stepping asideWhen someone else is chosen Few things expose the heart like being passed over because it reveals how much of our identity has become attached to being seen, wanted, or selected. We tell ourselves we...
by admin | Jun 6, 2026 | Footsteps of St. Francis
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase One of the deepest attachments of the human heart is to significance.We want to matter.We want to be seen.We want our presence to leave a mark. The world teaches us to build our name, protect our reputation, and...
