Editor’s note: In this excerpt from Sunrise of the Soul, guest writer Gerard Thomas Straub reflects on the intersection of Franciscan spirituality and poverty. St. Francis’s love of not only the poor but of poverty […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s note: Deanna Wolf, friend to former staff member Bridget Higginbotham and previous casa resident and volunteer for the Columban Center for Outreach and Advocacy offers an Advent reflection on the word ‘celebrate’. Celebrate “Happy […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s note: Deanna Wolf, good friend to former staff member Bridget Higginbotham and previous casa resident and volunteer for the Columban Center for Outreach and Advocacy reflects on the word “presence”. Deanna discusses the impact […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s note: FMS board member Thomas King offers an excerpt from Sr. Joan Chittister for reflection on today’s Advent theme of darkness. From Joan Chittister: “Darkness, I have discovered, is the way we […]
CONTINUE READING →Edtior’s Note: In this blog, FMS Board member and secular Franciscan, Laura Rainey, OFS, shares a reflection from “Jesus Calling” that helps her focus and slow down during the season of Advent. ‘Much, much stress […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s note: Sr. Margaret Carney OSF, friend and board member of FMS, brings in day 3 of Advent with a reflection on hope and how a title of a play has given her a new […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s Note: Regular readers of the FMS blog are familiar with the reflections of FMS missioners and volunteers. Today, however, we share with you a different voice, that of Bradley Hagarty, father of first-year missioner […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s Note: Freshman at Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School, Cayla Dolet spends her Wednesdays as an intern at FMS. Cayla has been working on creative projects to engage her artistic talents with the mission […]
CONTINUE READING →Please join Franciscan Mission Service in congratulating Lynn and Joel on their recent profession with the Secular Franciscan Order! Please see below for Lynn’s reflections on their journey to become Secular Franciscans: On April 13, […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s Note: FMS intern, and Don Bosco Cristo Rey student, Cayla Dolet reflects on her time here at FMS and the growth she has experienced. Just like a blossom in a field, love can bloom. […]
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