My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, In my OFS Handbook I keep a prayer card which shows the San Damiano crucifix along with the famous text from the dream of St Francis: ‘Go Francis, and repair my house, which as you see, is falling into ruin’. There are some variations in the English version […]
Members’ Musings
Laypeople seeking a monastic life in the modern world
This is an interesting article published in this months U.S Catholic that I thought I’d share and see if anyone else finds it interesting!? It rings a bell with me and I wonder if I’m not the only one? I don’t mean that I agree that oblates and/or third orders are the future of monastic […]
Members’ Musings
Before you read this post, you may wish to read the post made earlier this morning in which, among other things, your prayers are requested for our National Elective Chapter which begins today. This is a space for members to reflect gently, ponder, share views, or to mount their soapbox in the tradition of Speakers’ […]