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First Sunday of Lent 2026 Franciscan Gospel Reflection
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (1162+ words) A Franciscan Gospel Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2026 is shared here for your prayer." The Gospel background and reflection questions are prepared and distributed by Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Anne Marie Lom, OSF and Joe…...
Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2026 Franciscan Gospel Reflection
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (183+ words) A Franciscan Gospel Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2026 is shared here for your prayer." NOTE: A letter from Sr. Anne Marie Lom and Joe Thiel, is a follow-up to the personal note shared from Fr. Paul here…...
Year of St. Francis: Conrad Pickel's WIndow St. Helena Church Minneapolis
1+ week, 2+ day ago (482+ words) In this Year of St. Francis, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity hope to share with you resources that keep alive the spirit of this saint who wanted to follow Jesus" Gospel way of life with his whole heart. Conrad Pickel…...
Franciscan Sister Mary Teresa Reflection We Are All in Need of Healing
1+ week, 4+ day ago (165+ words) Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Mary Teresa Bettag offers a reflection on Monday's Scripture Mk 6:53-56. She reminds us that "we are all in need of healing." Sister Mary Teresa lives with three other Sisters at Immaculate Conception Convent, Yuma…...
Becoming a Franciscan Sister by Texas Novice Part 2
1+ week, 5+ day ago (273+ words) Years later, when that niggling thought of religious life re-entered my mind, I knew I should listen. I had been taught by a Dominican Sister in high school and was currently attending a Dominican parish as an adult. I felt…...
Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2026 Franciscan Gospel Reflection
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (838+ words) Franciscan Friar Fr. Paul Gallagher'reflects on the Gospel readings for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2026.' What is your experience of light or of being without light? What do you recall of the circumstances and how you were feeling at…...
Becoming a Franciscan Sister Begins with Prayer by Texas Novice
2+ week, 2+ day ago (270+ words) Discernment is one of those words that gets tossed around when discussing a call to religious life. Whenever I was a teenager attending a vocation event, the leaders always emphasized the prayerful aspect of discernment. And that is a key…...
Franciscan Sister Mary Teresa Bettag Reflection Discerning with Simeon and Anna
2+ week, 4+ day ago (231+ words) On this World Day of Prayer for those called to Consecrated Life, Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Mary Teresa Bettag's reflection this week focuses on "discerning with Simeon and Anna." Sister is a Theology teacher, Campus Minister and Cross…...
Understanding St. Francis Spirituality as a Franciscan Sister
2+ week, 5+ day ago (532+ words) Franciscan Sister Mary Ann Spanjers continues her Franciscan Spirituality Series focusing here on St. Francis himself. " To understand Franciscan spirituality, we must begin with the spirituality of Francis himself "The Poverello, "the little poor man of Assisi. Martial Lekeux tells…...
Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2026 Franciscan Gospel Reflection
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (190+ words) Franciscan Friar Fr. Paul Gallagher'reflects on the Gospel readings for the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2026. Who are the people who have reminded you that you are among those blessed? When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain,…...