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The Long Walk

Editor’s note: Not all formation comes from a classroom or book.  Missioner-in-formation Ralph Anderson, OFS, shares what he learned on a self-directed day during his 3-month Formation program in Washington, DC. I can hardly  believe that I have been living at Casa San Salvador in Washington DC for six weeks. Time has flown by. I…

Day 12: Joyful Voice

Editor’s note: On this twelfth and final day of our Advent and Christmas blog series “His Light Would Not Go Out,” FMS board member Teresa Redder, OFS, reflects on the courageous persistence needed to be a joyful voice for justice in our world. Over the long Thanksgiving weekend, my husband Jeff and I enjoyed some…

Congratulations to Lynn Myrick and Joel Vaughn!

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, 2019, my husband, Joel Vaughn, and I, along with three other candidates, were perpetually professed as Secular Franciscans (OFS) at…

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