Imagine this scene: One sunny winter day in Winter Park, Florida, 3 Franciscans walk into Smokey Joe’s BBQ Shack. The casual observer observes: Avid hiker-woman, plaid shirt, jeans, sturdy hiking boots. Slim professional musical man, slacks, neatly-pressed white shirt, red tie. Silver-haired woman, colorful Disney-turista-style tunic, leggings, sandals. Later…
On this Eighth day of Christmas and the beginning of a new calendar year (with apologies to our down under siblings for whom New Year’s day is now old hat), the Order of Ecumenical Franciscans would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and a Blessed…
Our newest Novice, Ed Holm of North Carolina celebrated his novicing in this last week of Advent. Ed is a Novice-by-transfer from TSSF.
By Brother Gary “Coyote” Nabhan, OEF Other regions of North America may claim that they are the Corn Belt or the Bible Belt, but here in Tucson, we cling to the buckle of the cinturón of Day of the Dead. In an arc stretching from New Orleans through San Antonio…
By Br. Elijah LeFevre The mission statement of the Joint Committee on Franciscan Unity is: “For the sake of creation, we are called to bear witness to the essential unity of the church, the Body of Christ, by working towards Franciscan unity in all of its expressions. We will achieve…
(Reflections from the Joint Committee on Franciscan Unity Retreat, August 5-6, 2016) By Brother Gary “Coyote” Nabhan When the Joint Committee on Franciscan Unity met August 5-6, 2016, at the Franciscan Spiritual Center in Aston, Pennsylvania, our Order of Ecumenical Franciscans was well represented as we soulfully engaged in shared…
Dear Friends in Christ, It has come to our attention that a number of inquiry submissions since the end of July have vanished into the ether thanks to some mis-behaving code. We apologize for the inconvenience. The contact form has been repaired and we encourage you to reach out again…
We pray that we never become accustomed to seeing the fallen bodies of our sisters and brothers and lovers on anyone’s killing floor. We pray that we get over the feeling that our entire nation has moved backward a half century or more when some still thought they could take…
I am so grateful that I was able to attend Chapter 2016. It was an amazing time. I am willing to drive twenty-four hours with members of our little Order, twelve hours there and twelve hours back. I helped pay for and arrange the meeting. All because when we are…
