September 17, 2024

Why I Became a Secular Franciscan

Franciscan Media September 17, 2024

St. Francis established three different Orders. The first one is for the friars; the second is for nuns, such as the Poor Clares; and the third is for laypeople.

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Drone footage shows residents gathering around a bridge next to the Franciscan monastery amid flooding in Klodzko, in the Lower Silesia region of Poland Sept. 15, 2024, in this still image from social media video.

Historic Franciscan monastery under water as southwestern Poland suffers disastrous floods

OSV News September 17, 2024

Poland's government is preparing a decree of a state of natural disaster as the southwestern part of the country was severely flooded by torrential rains caused by Storm Boris.

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Sister Water, Precious and Pure

Richard Rohr, OFM September 17, 2024

Water always and forever seeks the lower, and even the lowest, place.

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man walking on board walk through fields.

The Precious Fallow

Maureen O'Brien September 17, 2024

When you think of the indwelling of your spiritual life, do you see different seasons at play? Growth spurts, slower times?

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