This is a reprint of a sermon given Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, in advance of the Feast of St. Francis, at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, in Enid, Okla. Like many people, my first exposure to St. Francis of Assisi was one of those small images of Francis surrounded by animals. My mother had a ceramic … Continue reading St. Francis, Padre Pio, and the power of humility