Franciscan Life
As the insects, like the swans: Living the vow of obedience with a free spirit
I am in the woods on Mount Subasio above Assisi, Italy, at a sacred place of prayer called La Carceri. It’s July 20, 2014. I…
Franciscan Bookshelf: “Following Francis”
By day, K.P.–a good friend of Sister Julia’s–reads, writes, and has conversations about literature for a living. By night, she devours theology, sits silently with…
Heaven and Earth: Lessons learned in Assisi
This past summer I had a profound experience that helped me to remember that heaven and earth are one. I was in Assisi, Italy, on…
Australian crime drama removes plank in my eye
By Guest Blogger Sarah Hennessey, FSPA How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the…
Old-fashioned trunk-centered simplicity
I admire my sisters’ tales of trunks. Long before I entered the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration – and long before Vatican II for that…
St. Rose Glowing
A saint is glowing. With faith and strength She moves Through streets. Faithful, Italian, teen dusty poor garments. Much flows in the breeze. Truth proclaimed. A cross…
4 photos from Assisi
I have been back from Assisi for a few weeks now, after spending over two weeks on pilgrimage there. The effects of the experience are…
God’s teaching tools in Assisi
It’s my last morning in Assisi. Soon I will depart and go on the next leg of my journey before returning home. I’m restless and…
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