Inspired by Nature
There is a lake next to this campground that I’ve been to at least 15 times. It takes about 7 miles of difficult, rocky trail to get to. Often the…
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Inspired by Nature
Ephphatha – be opened!
When we are spiritually and emotionally paralysed and are unable to receive God’s love, and are cut off from the spiritual energies within our souls, we need to allow Christ…
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Ephphatha – be opened!
Fratelli Tutti: Franciscan Charism as Balm for Our Broken World
By Stephen Schneck, PhD Upon release of the Holy Father's new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, FAN's executive director, Stephen Schneck writes how Franciscan spirituality and values are needed in our society…
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Fratelli Tutti: Franciscan Charism as Balm for Our Broken World
A Rising Tide Lifts All the Boats (Reflection from the student friars’ 2019 JPIC Summer Experience)
As friars minor, our call to "minority", or being "lesser", brings us to a new way of life through a spirit of prayer and devotion, evangelization, and fraternal life. It…
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A Rising Tide Lifts All the Boats (Reflection from the student friars’ 2019 JPIC Summer Experience)
FRIAR CASIMIR CYPHER OFM CONV. – MARTYR OF HONDURAS
On June 25, 1975, Friar Casimir Cypher OFM Conv. drove his borrowed pickup into the city of Juticalpa for repairs. He was unaware that the National Union of Campesinos had…
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FRIAR CASIMIR CYPHER OFM CONV. – MARTYR OF HONDURAS