Author Archives Michael Carlson

• Comfort and Joy: Faith through Beauty

  
  

  • By Michael Carlson
  • On December 12, 2015

  Editor’s Note: As part of our “Comfort and Joy” Advent/Christmas blog series, Michael Carlson, a former Communications Associate at Franciscan Mission Service, shares how he draws comfort through the times faith challenges him. Faith rarely makes me comfortable at […]

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• Growth Through Faith

  
  

  • By Michael Carlson
  • On December 22, 2014

  Editor’s Note: The following is part of our daily holiday series celebrating “The Shared World.” Michael is the former communications associate at FMS. We Irish-Catholics are known for many things, but ecumenism isn’t one of those […]

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• Franciscan Friday: Service through Faith: the Ultimate Act of Hope

  
  

  • By Michael Carlson
  • On April 24, 2014

  To honor National Volunteer Month and highlight the service component of the Nonprofit Leadership Program, the next several Fridays will feature reflections from program associates about their experiences with weekly direct service.  In today’s post, […]

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• Takeaway Wednesday: Uncomplicating Ecumenism

  
  

  • By Michael Carlson
  • On March 25, 2014

  In today’s post, Communications Associate Michael Carlson writes about his participation at Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2014 as an insightful formation experience. Don’t miss the reflection questions at the end!  “Ecumenism” can be a complicated word […]

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• Takeaway Wednesday: Saying “Yes” to the Culture of Encounter

  
  

  • By Michael Carlson
  • On March 18, 2014

  Our Lenten series focuses on the joyful freedom of spiritual poverty. The Good News is that detachment of ownership leads us to greater reliance on God which makes us more available to love and serve […]

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• Confirmation as Mission: Gifts I Didn’t Ask For

  
  

  • By Michael Carlson
  • On January 22, 2014

  Continuing our series Sacraments and Social Mission: Living the Gospel, Being Disciples, full-time volunteer Michael Carlson writes today about his faith’s relationship to Confirmation, the Holy Spirit, and Franciscan mission. . “When the day of Pentecost […]

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• “Blackberry Picking”: St. Francis would love it

  
  

  • By Michael Carlson
  • On January 15, 2014

  Continuing our series Sacraments and Social Mission: Living the Gospel, Being Disciples, full-time volunteer Michael Carlson writes about his experience reading Seamus Heaney’s poetry with St. Francis in mind. Reading Annemarie’s writings this week about […]

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• The Light of One: Preparing to be Overwhelmed

  
  

  • By Michael Carlson
  • On December 29, 2013

  Continuing our reflection series, “The Light of One”, Communications Associate Michael Carlson writes about the spiritual strength of facing the reality of our own limitations. As a former high school teacher, the students I remember […]

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