Off in the nether lands, I heard a sound

Like the beating of heavenly wings

And deep in my brain, I can hear a refrain

Of my soul as she rises and sings

Anthems to glory and anthems to love

And hymns filled with earthly delight

Like the songs that the darkness composes to worship the light

Dan Fogelberg, from Nether Lands

“No one knows his name—a man who lives on the streets and walks around in rags.

Once I saw this man in a dream. He and God were constructing an extraordinary temple.”

St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th century Catholic saint and mystic

“The result of prayer is life. Prayer irrigates the earth and life.”

St. Francis of Assisi, 13th century Catholic saint and mystic

“I once spoke to my friend, an old squirrel, about the Sacraments—he got so excited and ran into a hollow in his tree and came back holding some acorns, an owl feather, and a ribbon he had found.”