
Notes from a Friar: Sharing Our Charism
As Franciscans, we are all partners in grace, partners for the gospel. And for this, we should be grateful!
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As Franciscans, we are all partners in grace, partners for the gospel. And for this, we should be grateful!

Conventual Franciscan Friar Charles McCarthy sees his ministry with Native Americans in the Southwest as one of accompaniment and respect.

For decades, the saints have provided me with prayer tips that I still use today. May they deepen your own prayer journey.

Within the Catholic Church, we see unmistakable evidence of the ongoing popularity of Catholic saints.

St. Francis of Assisi was an activist, pacifist, and prophet. In our own small ways, we can mirror his revolutionary spirit.

For Franciscans, the focus or gaze is not upward, but rather outward toward ordinary human life, particularly focused on the Incarnation, where God chose to descend into our world to become one with us through the Incarnation of Jesus Christ.

Clare’s understanding of her vocation was rooted in a life of great intimacy with Christ and a commitment to complete and unmitigated poverty.

The Franciscan intellectual tradition and the compelling story of Francis of Assisi seem to have a never-ending fascination for scholars, novelists, dramatists, screenwriters, and storytellers of every age, language, and culture.

Catholic bishops in South Korea expressed sorrow and offered prayers after more than 150 people died in a stampede during Halloween celebrations in Seoul. They also called for a detailed investigation to identify the cause of the incident.
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