Away in a manger
Friars Tim Sucher, Chris Meyer, and Bob Bruno share memories of their family crèche.
Find your part in the Christmas scene
For St. Francis the fact of the Incarnation filled him with great joy. I hope this year it will do the same for you and your friary, your family, your friends.
Franciscan Joy: A lesson learned at Christmas
“Every Christmas after that, to this day, an opportunity opens up to lend a hand or go out of my way to help,” says Fr. Bill Farris, OFM.
How do you handle stress?
With the holidays upon us, we asked friars how they stay focused on Advent and tune out the distractions of the season. Here’s what they had to say.
This Advent, seize the day
The readings last week were like an alarm clock that told me that we “know not the day or the hour”.
Franciscan Joy: Finding our way home
This day seems a great and important time to look back on our lives, all the undeserved “breaks” we’ve received from God, and whisper, “Thank you, thank you, thank You!”