OFS Ongoing
Therefore, in my secular state I promise to live all the days of my life the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Secular Franciscan Order by observing its rule of life. May the grace of the Holy Spirit, the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and our holy father St. Francis, and the fraternal bonds of community always be my help, so that I may reach the goal of perfect Christian love.
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On Emulating Mary
As I continue to work my way back into a regular routine of writing for the blog, I went back to reread the posts in the series, On Saying Yes. After reviewing the last couple posts, it seemed to me that the next step was to concentrate my meditation on the verses (1:26-38) in LukeContinue reading “On Emulating Mary”
Journey thru John, Chapter 13: On Loving as He Loved
Chapter 13 opens with the story of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. As we have already touched on, John’s gospel is a departure from the synoptic gospels where the Passion is concerned. We are in the scene of the last supper, but there is no blessing of bread and wine, no initiation ofContinue reading “Journey thru John, Chapter 13: On Loving as He Loved”
Health Update
So, I have spent the morning looking back through the blog, reading the most recent posts, and preparing myself to begin writing again. It did not seem like it had been so long, but the last post was made on September 18, 2020, almost five full months ago. The post describing my cancer diagnosis isContinue reading “Health Update”
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