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I can vividly recall sitting behind Br. Michael Rubus OFM Cap before Mass on March 19th, 2023. During a day when I felt “the call” throughout, I distinctly remember having no other care in the world besides just desiring to wear a Franciscan habit. From that day on, I decided to do everything in my Read more
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Last week I embarked on a 75 mile walk from the border wall to Tucson known as the Migrant Trail Walk which has a 22 year tradition. I decided to join the walk because of the positive testimonies of Franciscans who walked in recent years. Additionally, I knew that our postulant program would end with Read more
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Richard Rohr notes how in the English language we speak of “falling” in love. We don’t simply choose to love, like choosing a meal for dinner. We don’t schedule love either, like how we would schedule a meeting at work. It takes a humble and vulnerable falling in order to love authentically, and therefore it Read more
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Every Tuesday morning, Francis and I go to the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild. Recently, I saw a lone head of cabbage in a row of swiss chard, collards, and kale. I was reminded of the story of St. Francis taking two novices out into the garden in order to test their obedience. He told the Read more
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I must confess that I have always struggled to understand hope. Faith seems to be mentioned all throughout the bible and we are told we need only a little to flourish, just the size of a mustard seed. Likewise, perhaps when St. Paul says out of “Faith, hope, and love, the greatest is love” what Read more
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One of the first times I felt a call to Religious life was during a Thanksgiving break in college in which I spent at a friend’s house in Chicago with her family. I’ll never forget being overwhelmed with a mystical feeling during the beginning of the actual Thanksgiving meal. Grace was prayed, and while others Read more
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“One day, while he was gazing at the crucifix, something caught Francis’ attention. It began to rain, and he noticed water enter the church through the broken roof. He watched the water as it dripped down and splashed on the pavement. As it pooled up, the water spread out and seeped into the cracks in Read more
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The Gospel of Matthew ends with “And behold I am with you always until the end of time.” The Gospel of Luke ends with the Ascension. Most scholars today believe that the true ending of the Gospel of Mark was verse 8, “They said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.” It is clear that Read more
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When reflecting on the theme of “new life”, the story of Jesus raising Lazurus from the tomb came to mind. I thought to myself “Ah, yes, what a lovely, feel-good story about a resurrection and new life.” But then I re-read the story in full. I quickly realized it is full of ugliness and pain. Read more
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In the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at the University of Notre Dame, there is a stained glass window featuring St. Augustine. For a man known for so many contributions to the Church, a rather odd depiction is chosen in his window. At his feet is a child on the beach with a Read more
A Christian's discernment of kinship and agape
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