Genesis 1 – OFS Ongoing

From Genesis to John

John 1:1-3, Genesis 1:1-5, John 1:9 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him, God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and theContinue reading “From Genesis to John”

Canticle of the Creatures: The Goodness of God and Creation

The Life of St. Francis by Thomas of Celano, The First Book, Chapter 29: Even for worms he had a warm love, since he had read this text about the Savior: “I am a worm and not a man.” That is why he used to pick them up from the road and put them inContinue reading “Canticle of the Creatures: The Goodness of God and Creation”