Franciscan Spirituality

Notes from a Friar: Ordinary Time Is Anything but Ordinary

Fr. Don Miller, OFM December 23, 2018

We’ve finished the Christmas season and are into Ordinary Time—or as a friend of mine calls it, “Boring Time.”

Franciscan Inspirations: We Are Children of God

Jim Van Vurst, OFM October 9, 2018

We are here because of our unique history. And change, no matter how remote, alters everything. If our parents had not come together, we would not be.

Notes from a Friar: Pope Francis Said What?

Jim Van Vurst, OFM June 23, 2018

You may recall Pope Francis’ statement a couple of years ago concerning God’s love.

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Franciscan Inspirations: Grains of Sand

Jim Van Vurst, OFM June 15, 2018

Jesus spoke of the potential of the tiny mustard seed: “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to [this] mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you” (Lk ...

Notes from a Friar: Jesus and the Moth

Jim Van Vurst, OFM August 23, 2017

Chapters 5, 6, and 7 of Matthew’s Gospel contain Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. These chapters contain about 101 verses and are considered a basic summary of Jesus’ teaching for anyone wishing to become his disciple.