Faith

The northern Italian town of Forlì is important in St. Anthony’s life, for it is there that his public ministry began

When we are getting too comfortable and need to grow spiritually, God, like the eagle, may shove us out of our comfort zone and teach us to fly

Anthony has compared the penitent to the hart; he does this in two separate writings, both of which are contained in the fourth volume of his Sermons

The constant and intense prayer life laid down in the rule for Franciscan penitents is the best antidote against spiritual blindness and dryness

In certain respects Anthony and Francis were opposites, in others they were remarkably alike – yet one thing is certain: they were closely bound in spirit

While it’s comforting to imagine that God will reward us in this life if we remain close to Him, the reality is that our faithfulness will be tested through hardships