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Followers of St. Francis

Sister Shirley Shafranek, OFS/T

You could say that Sister Shirley Shafranek, OFS/T, was born a Franciscan and that, as her life unfolded, so did her realization that God was calling her to religious life.

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Birds flying among the clouds

Choosing a Better Way

Reflect “C.S. Lewis, one of the great Christian scholars and writers of the 20th century, wrote that the goal of the Christian is simple: to

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No Loss of Light

Reflect “A candle loses none of its own light when it lights another candle. It’s a great description of what happens to us when we

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Father Al Hirt, OFM

Al Hirt, OFM

When Father Al Hirt, OFM, was a child growing up in Batesville, Indiana, the Franciscan friars who ran St. Louis Church seemed omnipresent in the small Midwestern town.

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Are You Available?

Reflect It’s easy to get caught up with the frenetic pace of life, to forget that someone in our path today might be hurting quietly,

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