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A Capuchin Journey

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A Follower of Francis

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a minor friar

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A Pilgrim's Diary

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A Secular Franciscan Life

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Ad Dominum

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AlmostCatholic

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An Ambassador for Christ

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Be Thou my Vision

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Beauty for Ashes

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Brotherly Love

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Cardinal Seán's Blog

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Conventual Franciscans

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Country Contemplative

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for narnia

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For The Love Of Christ

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Franciscan Blog

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Franciscan Community Volunteers

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Franciscan Focus

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Franciscan Life

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Franciscanized World

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Franciscans the past, present and future

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Friar Matt’s Blog

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Friar Michael Lorentsen

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Gerry Straub's Blog

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Just a Brother

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Kissing the Leper

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Little Portion Hermitage

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Living Franciscan

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Love... lived in service

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Michael Franzwa

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My Next Step

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New Sandals

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Nun Other Than a Franciscan Sister

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OH……….. FRANCESCO

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Our Lady's Little Scribe

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Pax et Bonum

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Philly Filings

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Portiuncula: the Little Portion

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Poverello Pebbles

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Reflections of a Secular Franciscan

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Saint Quote of the Day

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Secular Franciscans KC

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SFO Mom

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St. Francis Fraternity

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St. Francis Speaks . . .

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STUMBLING AFTER FRANCIS

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Taming the Wolf

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The Blue Fires of Dawn

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The Franciscan Blogger

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The Mercy Blog

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The Three Knots

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The Wandering Friar

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Tom S.F.O.

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Two Secular Franciscans =)

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View from the choir

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Why I Am Catholic

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Wrestling with Angels...

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Conventual Franciscans

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Franciscan Action Network

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Franciscan Resources

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Franciscans International

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National Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order (SFO) USA

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Saint Blog's Parish Direstory

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Secular Franciscan Order

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The Franciscan Archive

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The Franciscan Experience

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May 2010 Newsletter

April 22nd, 2010%

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A more honorable lineage…
“Do you mark all this well, King Caspian?” “I do indeed, Sir,” said Caspian. “I was wishing that I came of a more honorable lineage.” “You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,” said Aslan. “And that is both honor enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to […]
It’s really very simple…
It’s really very simple. Am I building up the kingdom of heaven or am I building up my own kingdom? Am I putting God’s name first and proclaiming His name, or am I proclaiming my name? Am I doing everything for God’s glory, or for my glory? We have to focus on this every day. […]
What a waste of a day!
What this means is if we are going to do the will of God, every day is going to be a day of self-sacrifice. Again, to make this real and practical I tell people that they should examine their consciences every night before they go to bed and ask, “Did I do at least one […]
All these are things we can do
To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping, to smile without hostility at people and institutions, to compensate for the shortage of love in the world with more love in small, private matters; to be more faithful in our work, to show greater patience, to forgo the cheap revenge obtainable from mockery and criticism: all […]
What creates despair…
It is not hard to live through a day, if you can live through a moment. What creates despair is the imagination, which pretends there is a future, and insists on predicting millions of moments, thousands of days, and so drains you that you cannot live the moment at hand. ~Andre Dubus, “A Father’s Story,” […]