The country has been shaken by the Covid 19 virus striking over 100,000 people - our neighbors, brothers and sisters, our elderly and peo...

I consider myself to be an ecumenical mutt- many denominations, understanding, theologies of who God is and who God should be (in our hum...

The longer I live with my yard, the more I appreciate Francis’ understanding of creation as Brother and Sister. Until I received the imme...

As we find ourselves in the midst of this most unusual time, on the precipice of what is sure to be a most unusual Easter, I find what I ...

News flash: We are in the midst of a global pandemic. News flash: We are in the midst of a global pandemic. Okay, maybe not so much of a ...

Franciscan Guidance in the Midst of Pandemic Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patie...

One Must Consider… Howard Washington Thurman was a wonderful man and human being. A sentient being acutely aware of the worldly world whe...

St Francis is said to have frequently announced, “Let us begin, for up until now, we’ve done nothing.” His words are not supposed to dish...

Our family has over 70 manger, or crèche, sets from many different countries in our house (my wife thinks that is probably enough). They ...

People are wired to understand story; our brains crave cohesiveness and narrative; they desire to connect the dots into something that ma...

In John’s Gospel, Jesus encourages us to believe that “I have come that you might have life, life in abundance.” (John 10;10) What a pow...

One of the three cornerstones of our mission here at the Franciscan Spiritual Center is “community.” Love is of the essence of any comm...

A year and a half ago, I recognized almost nobody who came to the door at the Franciscan Spiritual Center. And many wondered who was this...

THE PEACE OF WILD THINGS When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my...

If you’ve spent any time around the Franciscan Spiritual Center, you know that Sr. Mary Jo, Sr. Celeste, Sr. Emma and Sr. Theresa exude b...

Presence. As humans, we seek connections—to others, to the world around us, to ourselves, and to God. Without connection our lives would ...

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A musician was lost in New York City. Upon finding a traffic cop the musician asked, “How do I get to Carnegie Hall?” The cop said, “Prac...

What does it mean to connect more deeply to God, self and the world around us? I believe it comes from simply showing up with all of who...