poor'S ARCHIVE

• Breaking Bread

  
  

  • By Fr. Jason Welle, OFM
  • On January 1, 2015

  Editor’s Note: The following is part of our daily holiday series celebrating “The Shared World.” Fr. Jason Welle, OFM, is a close friend of FMS. As an undergraduate, I travelled around the Middle East for several […]

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• St. Elizabeth of Hungary: Not One To Love Without Acting

  
  

  • By Patrick Martin, OFS
  • On November 17, 2013

  Board member and Secular Franciscan Patrick Martin shares some thoughts for the feast of the Secular Order’s patroness, St. Elizabeth of Hungary.  Sometimes the lives of the saints can seem a bit dry, especially those […]

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• Maybe We Need To Be A Little More Like Thomas

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On July 3, 2013

  “The Incredulity of Thomas” by Matthias Stom, public domain St. Thomas the Apostle gets a bad rap for doubting Jesus’ resurrection by saying, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and […]

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• What’s In a Name?

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On May 15, 2013

   Pope Francis! Papa Francis! Holy Father Francis! For a few months now people have excitedly called out the name of our new Pope and in many different ways.  But no matter how you say it, […]

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• Franciscan Friday: Following Jesus’ Example of Prayer and Preaching Solidarity

  
  

  • By Fr. Joe Nangle, OFM
  • On February 22, 2013

  For this week of reflecting on “Solidarity as Prayer, Worship and Preaching,” we asked one of our favorite preachers, Fr. Joe Nangle, OFM, to offer a Lenten reflection on solidarity.  Please join us throughout the […]

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• Mission Monday: Realizing one’s humanity is a good place to start.

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On September 17, 2012

  Finishing up her second week in formation, mission candidate Annemarie Barrett shares her initial thoughts and reflections on preparing for mission. What was the essence of the life of Saint Francis? Following his example, how […]

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• St. Anthony of Padua, Friend of the Poor

  
  

  • By Fr. Joe Nangle, OFM
  • On June 13, 2012

  One of the most recognizable and popular saints of the Church after Francis of Assisi, St. Anthony of Padua, has captured the imagination of generations for being the “finder of lost items. And with some […]

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• Prayers for Christmas: Food and Health

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On December 22, 2011

  We hear the Canticle of Mary, the Magnificat, in today’s Gospel from Luke: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;my spirit rejoices in God my savior.for he has looked upon his lowly servant.From this day […]

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• Prayers for Christmas: The Poor and Tolerance

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On December 13, 2011

  Fred Cain in Brazil “The Lord hears the cry of the poor.” – Responsorial psalm appointed for today. Our prayer for Christmas comes from Fred Cain, one of our returned missioners who served in Brazil […]

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