God’s presence'S ARCHIVE

• Seeing Clearly: “The Holy Befold”

  
  

  • By Anna Klonowski
  • On March 1, 2018

  Editor’s note: As part of FMS’ 2018 Lenten blog series, missioner Anna Klonowski shares a reflection on seeing holiness from Barking to the Choir by Father Greg Boyle. As part of my personal commitment to […]

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• Faith Calls Us to be Neighbors: God’s Welcoming Presence In Our Vocation

  
  

  • By Alessia Catena
  • On December 21, 2017

  Editor’s note: As a part of FMS’ 2017 Advent blog series, Graphic Design Associate Alessia Catena shares the feeling of God’s presence as a moment of welcome and faith in her relationship. When my fiancée, […]

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• Faith Calls Us to be Neighbors: Welcoming God in My Grief

  
  

  • By Cindy Mizes
  • On December 6, 2017

  Editor’s note: As part of FMS’ 2017 Advent blog series, missioner Cindy Mizes recognizes God’s welcoming presence in the midst of grief and anguish. The photo is from the top of Blue Mountain (Highest peak in […]

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• The Sweet Presences of God

  
  

  • By Erin McHugh
  • On November 30, 2017

  Editor’s note: Missioner Erin McHugh shares her gratitude for God’s presence on a retreat she lead for the girls at Valley in Guatemala. “I’m a little pencil in the hand of God writing love letters […]

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• Dios Está Aquí

  
  

  • By Elizabeth Hughes
  • On October 25, 2017

  Editor’s Note: Executive Director Elizabeth Hughes shares a reflection from her October site visit to FMS communities in Cochabamba, Bolivia and Carmen Pampa, Bolivia. There is a popular Spanish worship song — that also happens […]

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• God of Fall Colors and Torrential Downpours

  
  

  • By Allison Dethlefs
  • On November 3, 2015

  Editor’s Note: Missioner-in-training Allison Dethlefs reflects on the week she and her classmates spent in Ossining, NY, for the annual Collaborative Formation Gathering (CFG), a joint training with Maryknoll Lay Missioners and the Society of […]

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• The Light of One: God’s Presence

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On December 24, 2013

  Continuing our daily Advent reflection series, returned missioner and former board member, Doug Garofalo, writes about a woman named Sonia who led him to a deeper faith by example. Upon my return to Uberlandia from […]

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• Encountering God in Godparents

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On December 30, 2012

  On this Feast of the Holy Family, former domestic volunteer Christine Landau reflects on how she’s encountered God through her godparents.  This summer, I had the chance to visit my godparents, whom I hadn’t seen […]

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• Encountering God in Hindsight

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On December 22, 2012

  “Hindsight is 20/20” Today’s reflection on encountering God comes from our the manager of our hospitality house, Danielle Walsh. When I think about how I’ve seen God this year, I think of the old cliché […]

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