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    Contemplative Leadership

    What St. Francis of Assisi and Leonardo da Vinci Understood About Interconnection

    ByHeather McDaniel February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

    Two men, centuries apart, saw the same thing: the world isn’t fragmented. What looks separate is connected. What looks like stillness is often where precision begins. One observed through science and art. The other through prayer and belonging. Both refused to abbreviate what was whole. I didn’t know any of this the first time I…

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