“Your kingdom come…” we pray this line many times, and yet we wonder where your kingdom is. If we pay attention to message of Jesus your kingdom is yes, in our hearts yet it is encountered with the poor, with the homeless, with (…)
Michael Perras, OFM
Michael Perras, OFM
Friar Michael Perras, OFM was born and raised in rural Saskatchewan, the oldest of four. Along with his siblings he grew up in his parent’s grocery store where he learned about community and service.
Brother Michael appreciates quiet moments of prayer, music, Lego, journaling, socks, collecting quotes and Christmas. One of his greatest joys is being an uncle and a Godfather.
He is a non-ordained Franciscan Friar (Brother), solemnly professed since August 2019. He serves on Canadian Franciscan Provincial Council and in Formation and Vocations Ministry.
Friar Michael Perras, OFM was born and raised in rural Saskatchewan, the oldest of four. Along with his siblings he grew up in his parent’s grocery store where he learned about community and service. Brother Michael appreciates quiet moments of prayer, music, Lego, journaling, socks, collecting quotes and Christmas. One of his greatest joys is being an uncle and a Godfather. He is a non-ordained Franciscan Friar (Brother), solemnly professed since August 2019. He serves on Canadian Franciscan Provincial Council and in Formation and Vocations Ministry.
There is an interesting line in the gospel of Mark in which Jesus says: “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away” (Mark 13.31). We can often focus on the endings of things or the uncertainty around us (…)
When war ravages, when nations dissolve, when countries turn on each other, Peace. Let there be peace. When cultures clash, when peoples see only skin color, when communities divide, Peace. Let there be peace. When families separate, when homes fall a part, (…)
I love you, O Lord, my strength, the saints and sages of ages past declared with works and words and prayer, showing us how close God is in our day reminding us that this is heaven’s way. I love you, O Lord, my strength, (…)
This past week I was handed the gift of sitting in a classroom being part of a one week intensive about storytelling and how God continually invites us to be a co-author. It was a time of renewal and fueling as it was also (…)
The autumn sun is the perfect hue of yellow masked gently by a whisp of clouds. I slide into my long-time favorite handmade shades of brown and taupe sweater and my pull on a simple grey toque. I step out into the autumn morning. (…)
Gratitude can mean different things for different people, at different moments in each of our lives. Right now, some people are grateful to be alive while others don’t even recognize this gift. Awareness of the blessings that we have each day (…)
October 4, 2021 My Dear Brother Francis, You are quoted as saying, “Let us begin, brothers, to serve God. Let us begin and let us make progress, because up to now we have made too little progress.” This little phrase has been running (…)
Autumn dawns, greeting me. I pause. Captured by the season change as I lift my eyes so is my heart. I stand still. Immersed in color. Immersed in light. Awe fills me. I ask myself: what is consuming me? what is changing in (…)
Blessed are the times when words feel flat and empty meaning and depth will arise again. Blessed are the moments when we feel separated from life wholeness will again prevail. Blessed are the moments when being quiet is tough peace will make (…)
