Brother Francis, in his profound little volume, The Challenge of Faith, offers the following meditations on the subject of “Memory.” These products of a truly contemplative mind are truly worthy of being savored. LII — MEMORY Memory is the greater part … Continue reading
Author Archives: Br. Francis Maluf, M.I.C.M.
Plato and Liberal Education
[Note: This article was originally published in From the Housetops in 1946.] I. What is Education Plato conceived education as an art of perfecting man. According to this view, education is possible because man is a perfectible being. Nobody ever … Continue reading
On Being Violent
And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence, and the violent bear it away. (St. Matthew 11:12) I love it that nothing of the words of our Blessed Lord has the mark of mediocrity. It’s … Continue reading
The Book of Nature
In God Loves Mountains, reference was made to the “Book of Nature.” Brother Francis, in his profound little volume, The Challenge of Faith, has the following meditations on that subject under the heading, “The Book of Nature.” These products of … Continue reading
The Dangers of Scientism (December, 1946)
If a man were to say to me, “I refuse to use my eyesight except through a microscope,” I might think that the man is queer or crazy, and I would certainly try to avoid his company. Imagine taking a … Continue reading
Mathematics and Christian Education
Nothing could be more distinctive of the age in which we live than the overpowering prominence of mathematics. All through the Catholic centuries, arithmetic and geometry constituted all the mathematics that an educated Christian was asked to learn. Even these … Continue reading
Reflections on Knowledge, Beauty, and Wisdom
[Taken randomly from Brother Francis’ lectures, with a minor amount of editing.] Some things have to become part of our knowledge through acquaintance, so to speak. Knowledge becomes impossible if everything needs a definition. If someone were to ask you … Continue reading
Remembering Father Feeney
During the long years (1942-1978) in which I was privileged to associate with Father Feeney on a daily basis, I kept a record of statements he would make from time to time, in his sermons or lectures, or in ordinary … Continue reading
Cause of All Our Joys
O Cause of all our joys! 1 Queen, merciful and kind, What makes our girls and boys So precious in your mind? Brother Francis composed these verses to a lovely Arabic song he knew from his youth. ↩
On Holy __
1. When you have __, everyone wants your company. When you lose __, men want to avoid you. 2. When you have __, you cannot be mean if you tried. When you lose __, you are mean even to yourself. … Continue reading
For the Children Again
This little rhyme might show you how to say—
Anna Maria to St. Anne
O Good Saint Anne, I am named for you, Will you make me good and Holy and true?
To Marie Rose on her 6th Birthday
When Our Lady looks down from Heaven. To admire your princely repose. She says to the angels around her,
Anna Maria at her 4th Birthday
Look at the morning Anna Maria, Look at the bright blue sky! These are the reflections, Anna Maria, Of beauties that are on high.
Agnes Mary
Agnes Mary you are so sweet, Your little hands, and your little feet. Your little mouth, and your big eyes,