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The History Of Project Adoption (Part 2) - Monthly Spiritual Message October 2017
What does Project Adoption Do? Project Adoption assists low-income families who appeal to the Franciscan Family Apostolate run by the Director, Fr Jose Manjaly of the Diocese of Irinjalakuda in the State of Kerala in India. The FFA is part of the Diocesan Social Action Forum Incorporat ..
The History Of Project Adoption (Part 1) - Monthly Spiritual Message September 2017
Alan J. Ouimet, O.F.S. was the founding president in the USA of the Franciscan Family Apostolate. Their Web Page is to be found at www.franciscanfamilyapostolate.org (http://www.franciscanfamilyapostolate.org) There you will find the following outline of the life of this extraordinary Secular Fr ..
Franciscan Family Model - Monthly Spiritual Message August 2017
“How Should an Order like the OFS be managed at all levels?” When Saint Francis recognised that, among the friars there was a problem in exercising authority in the Order, he turned towards the model of a family rather than to the power of hierarchy. Yes, the Order would have to abide by ..
Lady Jacoba dei Settesoli (Part 16) - Monthly Spiritual Message July 2017
On her way to live in Assisi we are told that Lady Jacoba visited the friary at Greccio where Saint Francis made the first Christmas Crib. It is said that she gave the friars there the picture of the weeping Saint Francis she had paid an artist to paint for her while Saint Francis was either in ..
5th OFS and YouFra Asia-Oceania Congress, Bali
Documents from the 5th OFS and YouFra Asia-Oceania Congress, Bali - 2017 1 SUMMARY OF FORMATION (/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=173216) (/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=173217)2 SUMMARY OF COMMUNICATIONS (/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=173217) (/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=173218)3 SU ..
SAINT FRANCIS, ICON OF JUSTICE, PEACE AND THE INTEGRITY OF CREATION - Monthly Spiritual Message JUNE 2017
The Fifth International Congress of Asia and Oceania: Justice Peace and the Integrity of Creation. THE PROMOTION OF SAINT FRANCIS IS VITAL FOR OUR TIMES SAINT FRANCIS, ICON OF JUSTICE, PEACE AND THE INTEGRITY OF CREATION Let us be clear right from the start: One cannot promo ..
Lady Jacoba dei Settesoli (Part 15) - Monthly Spiritual Message May 2017
We are already aware that Lady Jacoba had two sons Giacomo[1] (#_ftn1) (James) and Giovanni (John). Thomas of Celano, writing The Treatise on the Miracles of Saint Francis between 1250-1252 mentions only Giovanni as swearing that he saw the sacred stigmata of Saint Francis.[2] (#_ftn2) Lady Jaco ..
Lady Jacoba dei Settesoli (Part 14) - Monthly Spiritual Message APRIL 2017
It was only six months after the death of the Saint Francis that Cardinal Hugolino,[1] his friend, was elected Pope on the 19th of March 1227 and took the name Pope Gregory IX. The body of Saint Francis’ had been temporarily laid to rest in the Church of Saint George[1] in Assisi. Brother Elias, ..
Lady Jacoba dei Settesoli (Part 13) - Monthly Spiritual Message MARCH 2017
In the last days of Saint Francis’ life, the arrival of Lady Jacoba dei Settesoli, from Rome was anything but quiet. She arrived at the Portiuncula Friary, “with a very large retinue as befitted such a great lady … there was a very great clamour outside the door, caused by the horses and ..
The Royal Commission - Monthly Spiritual Message FEBRUARY 2017
I am quite well aware that there are some of our Secular Franciscans, who will say that this is not a Spiritual Message and not the place to deal with such matters, but to separate morality from spirituality is to live in a fantasy world. We are asked to live in the real world and are called to ..
Lady Jacoba dei Settesoli (Part 12) - Monthly Spiritual Message DECEMBER 2016
Thomas of Celano tells us in his Treatise on the Miracles[1] the same story as we have heard before, but with his usual flare he gives Lady Jacoba and her son all the respect of their nobility. But he also gives us something new in Number 39 that we certainly do not find in the previous document ..
Lady Jacoba dei Settesoli (Part 11) - Monthly Spiritual Message NOVEMBER 2016
Saint Francis would move from San Damiano to the Episcopal Palace of his friend and spiritual father, Bishop Guido of Assisi. While he is there, both the Bishop and the Mayor of Assisi realise that Saint Francis had only months to live. The situation became charged with emotion; everyone began t ..
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- The History Of Project Adoption (Part 2) - Monthly Spiritual Message October 2017
- The History Of Project Adoption (Part 1) - Monthly Spiritual Message September 2017
- Franciscan Family Model - Monthly Spiritual Message August 2017
- Lady Jacoba dei Settesoli (Part 16) - Monthly Spiritual Message July 2017
- 5th OFS and YouFra Asia-Oceania Congress, Bali
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If you sometimes feel the need, or an inner urging, to do a little more than just attend Mass and be a good parishioner, please...
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