Easter and the Unexpected: St. Francis and Pope Francis

Easter and the Unexpected: St. Francis and Pope Francis

Easter is certainly a time of the unexpected, the wonder of what was, is, and will be forever.  I recently recalled a story from my maternal aunt. She had a home with a beautiful agrarian space, complete with a natural creek running through the property. My cousins and I became naturalists and explorers in this space, traversing the bubbling waters and small inhabitants enshrined by the willows and shrubs around it. When my aunt’s son was quite …