Monthly Spiritual Message

Monthly Spiritual Message, September 2022 By Fr John Cooper OFM Cap. “So great the good I have in sight That every pain I count

Monthly Spiritual Message, August 2022 By Fr John Cooper OFM Cap. Peace is not simply the absence of War. It is an opportunity for

Monthly Spiritual Message, July 2022 By Fr Anthony Fox OFM Conv. This is an amazing image of St. Francis and Jesus. It is not

Monthly Spiritual Message, June 2022 By Fr Anthony Fox OFM Conv. When people contemplate the Sacred Heart of Jesus, not many will equate this

Monthly Spiritual Message, March 2022 By Fr Anthony Fox OFM Conv. The Month of May has been traditionally set aside for the honour of

Monthly Spiritual Message, April 2022 By Fr Joe McKay OFM The ancient Order of Penance arose from a public process by which excommunicated people

Monthly Spiritual Message, March 2022 By Fr John Cooper OFM Cap. The following concerns then are important to the Secular Franciscan: 1. Discovering Christ

Monthly Spiritual Message, February 2022 By Fr John Cooper OFM Cap. Saint Francis learned from Christ that happiness comes from serving others. Through service,

Monthly Spiritual Message, January 2022 By Fr John Cooper OFM Cap. From the time of his conversion, Saint Francis sought to live every encounter

Spiritual Director: By Br John Cooper, OFM Cap. In 1235 Clare of Assisi sent the first of four letters to Agnes of Prague (1211-1282),[1]

Monthly Spiritual Message, November 2021 By Br John Cooper OFM Cap Miracles Sign of the Cross: One of the sisters, Benvenuta, had been suffering

Monthly Spiritual Message, October 2021 By Br John Cooper OFM Cap Life Inside the Convent The period between 1212 and 1219[1] was a seminal

Monthly Spiritual Message, September 2021 By Br John Cooper OFM Cap Leaving the Family Home. On Palm Sunday the 18th of March 1212, during

Monthly Spiritual Message, August 2021 By Br John Cooper OFM Cap The Family of Clare. Lady Clare di Favorone di Offreduccio di Bernardino,[1] to

Monthly Spiritual Message, July 2021 By Fr Joseph McKay OFM ‘I dream of a “missionary option”, that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming

Monthly Spiritual Message, June 2021 By Fr Joseph McKay OFM One of the most upsetting aspects of St Francis of Assisi story is the