What Are We To Do?

Francis of Assisi lived during the late 12th and early 13th centuries. The Church at that time had many problems. It was a mess.

Soon after his conversion, Francis was praying alone in front of a crucifix in the abandoned chapel of San Damiano, located down the hill from Assisi. Suddenly, Francis heard these words of Christ coming from the cross: “Francis, repair my house, which is falling into ruin.” Francis realized later that it was a much bigger house— the Catholic Church itself—that Christ was asking him to rebuild.

Francis heard the call to rebuild the Church. Particularly in times of scandal, we should follow his lead and do what Franciscans have always done. Rebuild the Church!