Franciscan Spirituality
Notes from a Friar: A Mother’s Love
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 5, 2021
If you think about it, one word might summarize how you could describe a mother’s love. That word would be “nurturer.”
Notes from a Friar: Pope John Paul II and Suffering
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
October 5, 2020
Throughout the last years of his papacy, Pope John Paul II relied on God to endure his failing health.
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Notes from a Friar: The Core Teachings of St. Francis
Murray Bodo, OFM
August 3, 2020
The bedrock of St. Francis' ministry is the foundation under which his brothers walk today.
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Franciscan Inspirations: Eternal Life
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 23, 2020
Without the Resurrection, there would be no Christianity. Jesus would be remembered as a wonderful man, even a prophet. But it is the Resurrection that is the ultimate proof that he is the Son of God.
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Franciscan Inspirations: St. Joseph
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 20, 2020
Next to Mary, the mother of Jesus, there was no one closer to Jesus than Joseph, the spouse of Mary and the carpenter of Nazareth.
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Brother Al Mascia and the Canticle Café
Marylynn G. Hewitt, SFO
May 20, 2020
Brother Al Mascia brings a song of love to the streets of Detroit.
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Franciscan Inspirations: A Foundational Faith
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 19, 2020
One of the beautiful characteristics of Jesus’ teachings is that his examples are easy to understand and down to earth.
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