Invitation for Servant Franciscans to Share

Peace and All Good, Sister and Brother Servant Franciscans. I have begun this blog at the invitation of Bishop Ken and with the hope that we will find this a good place to share with and get to know one another. While living in community has it's difficult moments, not doing so makes group communication a challenge. We sincerely hope that this blog will be a safe place to share with one another as we journey together to bring Christ to the world through the example of St. Francis.

"The Uniqueness of Following Francis" newsletter will hopefully provide our community with both spiritual and community support as we enter into ministry with the people of God. Today, with the experience of forty years as a Franciscan, I believe that we all need means to reach beyond "traditional" and stereotypical identifications of poverty as we reach out to the people of God in love and concern. In the hope of generating conversation, I raise the question "who are the poor?"

Once we have established our goals for this blog and have begun conversation regarding the uniqueness of following Francis, I hope that we will invite other Franciscans to enter into dialogue with us and that we will begin to build a larger community of like minded and spirited Franciscans.

This is NOT MY BLOG. It is OUR BLOG and a place where we can share our concerns, achievements, questions, concerns, and whatever is on our hearts and minds with one another and expect that we will be respected and encouraged as we do so.