The traditional period in the northern hemisphere for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is 18-25 January. Those dates were proposed in 1908 by Paul Wattson to cover the days between the feasts of St Peter and St Paul, and therefore have a symbolic significance. In the southern hemisphere where January is a vacation […]
St. Francis and the issue of war.
What if we did what we say? As followers of the little poor man of Assisi, we profess to try, with God’s grace, to live our lives according to our Rule and the Gospel. To follow Christ, as Francis did, to the best of our ability, according to our state in life. I might ask myself when […]
The Franciscan Call
Is God Calling You to the Secular Franciscan Order? “They have been made living members of the Church in Baptism; … Therefore, they should go forth as witnesses and instruments of her mission among all people Proclaiming Christ by their life and words.” The process of becoming a professed Secular Franciscan is a journey that […]