Whatever people may think today, it is clear that St. Anthony could never be accused of valuing unborn lives below born ones
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
