From what I hear, it will be just a year and a month from now when the Franciscan friars in Canada will all belong to one province covering the entire country—a mari usque ad mare. I do not know by which name we (…)
September 2017
Matthew 20.1-16 is the parable of the landowner and the labourers. It is an interesting parable often used for various statements on serving, for vocations, on justice. The final line often catches everyone’s attention: “The last will be first, and the first will be last.” It (…)
This week I read a quote from David Haas – the composer of many church hymns, which read: “Our vocation is always to be a witness of God’s love.” Amen I say to that, Amen indeed! It is a reminder that we are (…)
By far the best retreat of our Franciscan fraternity was several years ago, and it was also the most unusual retreat. Sister Nuala Kenny was our retreat preacher, and the topic was sexual abuse perpetrated by members of the clergy. You can imagine (…)
Welcome to my blog! I am a simply professed Friar in my third year of simple vows. My blog posts will be a combination of reflections, prayers, ponderings and poetry. It will include scripture reflections, musings about Friar life, ponderings about new learnings from (…)
Once during dinner, one of the friars tried to end a discussion about which artwork ought to hang on our walls by suggesting that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. “Would you say the same about truth?” another friar responded, in a (…)
“Always side with the poor rather that with the rich, until you are certain of the truth.” Last week, we celebrated the feast day of St. Louis IX, King of France in the 13th century, and patron saint of the Secular Franciscan Order. (…)
