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Year: 2026
Council Reflection: Final Week of Lent
Yesterday, I had an outpatient procedure to remove a little spot of skin cancer on my face. Cut-cut. Snip-snip. Stitch-stitch. And just like that: Gone. Like waking up from a bad dream. I am grateful. ~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~…
The 5th Lent Reflection for 2026 series.
This year’s Lent reflections were planned to be posted on Wednesdays or midweek to be like Ash Wed. being a midweek event. Well this one is a couple days late and I think there was one posted a couple days early. Maybe that balances out. Maybe that is how we…
Lenten Reflection Week 3
I love paradox. For me, it brings enigmatic energy back into the mystery of faith. Paradox allows us to forcefully juxtapose the various theological constructs of our faith and can help us to break out of our superficial and ego-driven understandings of them. Lent is paradox in abundance. When the…
Lenten Reflection Week 2
March 1, 2026 As I look at our world today and reflect upon this third week of lent, I honestly have nothing. I’ve attempted to find some inspiration for this time of year, but have found nothing. I’ve contemplated kenosis and I’ve thought of the rarity of both Lent and…
Ash Wednesday Reflection
OEF Servant Council statement regarding events in Minnesota and the U.S.
The Council of the Order of Ecumenical Franciscans stand against the wanton cruelty and dehumanization being perpetrated by the current American administration via both Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol in communities across the United States. We stand with those who are seeking to disrupt these operations through peaceful…
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Council Reflection: Final Week of Lent
Yesterday, I had an outpatient procedure to remove a little spot of skin cancer on my face. Cut-cut. Snip-snip. Stitch-stitch. And just like that: Gone. Like waking up from a bad dream. I am grateful. ~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~…
The 5th Lent Reflection for 2026 series.
This year’s Lent reflections were planned to be posted on Wednesdays or midweek to be like Ash Wed. being a midweek event. Well this one is a couple days late and I think there was one posted a couple days early. Maybe that balances out. Maybe that is how we…
Lenten Reflection Week 3
I love paradox. For me, it brings enigmatic energy back into the mystery of faith. Paradox allows us to forcefully juxtapose the various theological constructs of our faith and can help us to break out of our superficial and ego-driven understandings of them. Lent is paradox in abundance. When the…
Lenten Reflection Week 2
March 1, 2026 As I look at our world today and reflect upon this third week of lent, I honestly have nothing. I’ve attempted to find some inspiration for this time of year, but have found nothing. I’ve contemplated kenosis and I’ve thought of the rarity of both Lent and…
Ash Wednesday Reflection
OEF Servant Council statement regarding events in Minnesota and the U.S.
The Council of the Order of Ecumenical Franciscans stand against the wanton cruelty and dehumanization being perpetrated by the current American administration via both Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol in communities across the United States. We stand with those who are seeking to disrupt these operations through peaceful…