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Perfect Joy: Welcome

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A spiritual journey guided by life in the Secular Franciscan Order. May The Lord Give You Peace;. It is in giving that we receive'. And so after some months, and with some trepidation, I began to let others know that reflections are here to view. Hopefully, they will cause some stirring of the spirit. Please feel free to comment if so inclined. I pray that I won't say anything too foolish or cause anyone scandal. If you find offense.I beg your pardon in advance. If anyone is interested about a vocation i...

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Perfect Joy: The Primordial Relationship

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A spiritual journey guided by life in the Secular Franciscan Order. Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger – Salt of the Earth. The above is an insightful response to a question many have regarding the essence of religion. What I find interesting is the awareness of proper ordering of relationships; that it's in discovering and giving priority to the relationship with God which guides and nurtures all other relationships successfully. Even if we allow for the fact that many people discover this. Ommunion with God&#46...

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Perfect Joy: Apparitions, Locutions, and Ecstasies

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A spiritual journey guided by life in the Secular Franciscan Order. Apparitions, Locutions, and Ecstasies. When I spoke of this period:. None of this is isolated; indeed it's quite common in Catholic circles: apparitions, locutions, ecstasies, and bleeding or weeping statues. All of this came to a head recently as I offered to re-do new brochures that are used to promote The Fatima devotion:. Communion of Reparation on the First Saturdays. I'd like to take another post to reflect on that very question.

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Perfect Joy: It is in Giving that We Receive

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A spiritual journey guided by life in the Secular Franciscan Order. It is in Giving that We Receive. We discover a rich life through spiritual poverty or we find true greatness in holy humility. Note: I count this uncommon quality as an authentic sign of a Franciscan vocation; conversely someone who resists this inclination is applying at the wrong door.). See Article XIX of the SFO Rule). To follow Francis is to necessarily enjoy the paradox of finding our strength (which comes from God), in our weakness.

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Perfect Joy: Birdbath Francis

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A spiritual journey guided by life in the Secular Franciscan Order. Birdbaths and St. Francis go together like ham and cheese- so it seems. The modern world has grown up with a lawn ornament saint, whose reputation and character have been set adrift and nearly lost. I occasionally encounter remarks similar to this:. I finished Chesterton's St. Francis of Assisi. So says one of my blogger favorites,. Often that my beginning knowledge was. All too often, we as worldly peacemakers focus on the change that's...

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Perfect Joy: Labeling Our Conversions

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A spiritual journey guided by life in the Secular Franciscan Order. I find the expression. Is spoken of with two distinct meanings, which occasionally are used interchangeably, and thus a source of confusion. In one sense we mean an initial commitment to Christ which is cause for new life through the S. And incorporation into the Body of Christ. The term 'convert' applies here if one is experiencing Christian initiation. In a second and distinct sense,. The first form of conversion can happen only. It's ...

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Perfect Joy: God’s Economy is Bizarre

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A spiritual journey guided by life in the Secular Franciscan Order. God’s Economy is Bizarre. We instinctively suppose we should work from strength, handing on to others the riches that are ours. Instead, we often do our best work when we operate from weakness and totally empty hands, passing on something we do not possess, producing effects we can in no way explain out of who we are. God's economy is bizarre; there is no employment quite as baffling as his. Thomas N. Hart,. The Art of Christian Listening.

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Perfect Joy: To Awaken Faith, Hope, and Charity

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A spiritual journey guided by life in the Secular Franciscan Order. To Awaken Faith, Hope, and Charity. God continues to reveal Himself to individuals "not indeed for the declaration of any new doctrine of faith, but for the direction of human acts". St Thomas Aquinas,. II-II q174 a6 reply 3). This post is a continuation from the last: Apparitions, Locutions, and Ecstasies. In it I failed to make the explicit connection between private revelation and prophecy; which I will do here. Most of us find it rat...

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Perfect Joy: Defining Progress

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A spiritual journey guided by life in the Secular Franciscan Order. We profess a Faith of love, and compassion; mercy and justice, which calls for true solidarity among Earth's inhabitants. Very importantly, this solidarity arises when we conform ourselves to Christ and it dissolves when we look to uniting without Him. In this sense, true human progress is attained as mankind unites spiritually and in a manner that is faithful to its real destiny, union with God. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Why S...

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Perfect Joy: The Value of Contradictions

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A spiritual journey guided by life in the Secular Franciscan Order. The Value of Contradictions. The General Constitutions of the SFO has as its purpose, the application of the Rule of Life. Recently I had the pleasure of making a direct connection between the gospel reading of the day and a particular article I was pondering. What a joy. SFO General Constitution, Article. Notice how this article is embodied in the following Gospel passage (Mk 3:1-6). Jesus is prophesized to be. This is not a small probl...