Helen told me that chasing non-existent pests from her house was not good enough and I had to try some other form of mission. She took me down to the Thrift Shop where she works and made me work on the counter all day. My job was to guard the…
You, Secular Franciscans, have thousands upon thousands upon thousands of members. We, Ecumenical Franciscans have tens upon tens. You are pushing 800 years old. We are barely 30 something. Measuring our years to your years, we are but kid-Franciscans. Measuring our size to your size, we are barely more than…
O woe is me. My trials continue. Helens mother came to stay and she took exception to my good looks so I was banished to Helens bedroom. The down side of that was that I was present at Morning Prayer for a whole week. No way of escape! Not long…
by Brother Gary “Coyote” Nabhan The recent toxic spill of 3 million pounds of mine wastes in the Animas-San Juan watershed is roughly I received my “call” year ago to become a Franciscan after days of solitude and prayer in the wilderness of the Four Corners region. It is also…
By: Gary Paul Nabhan and Ina Warren, MakeWayforMonarchs.org Two monarchs on a pink milkweed blossom. By Ina Warren When Pope Francis recently released his encyclical on climate change, people of many faiths finally realized how climate change is ultimately an issue of social and environmental justice that bringing caring for…
You Are Invited! OEF Great Lakes Region invites you to join us for our annual Francistide Retreat! Assisi Heights Spirituality Center, 1001 14 th St NW Rochester MN 55901 2 :00pm Thursday, Oct.1 – Noon Saturday Oct. 3 With an optional extra night Wed. Sept. 30, 7pm You can register…
One morning, this month, I found myself being stuffed into Helen’s pack. When I protested she told me that we were off to Brother Reg’s novicing at St Ronan’s in Eastbourne.. I was told that is was incumbent on me to attend this so called “historic” occasion because I belong…
Sr. Helen from Wellington New Zealand reports: History was made in St Ronans Presbyterian Church, Eastbourne, New Zealand on 3 September 2015 when Brother Reg Weeks to made his novice vow and became a novice in the OEF. Also gathered to witness the occasion were Regs minister, Michelle Shin and…
August 2015 This month I was dragged off to the small rural town of Carterton to help Helen look after three grandsons and the cat for a whole week while their parents were at Salvation Army Officers Fellowship. Living in community with three boys aged between seven and eleven isnt my…
Please note: The Retreat originally scheduled for September 11-13, 2015 at the Walker Center in Newton, MA has been cancelled. The regional coordinator is working with other siblings to determine a time and place for a rescheduled gathering. More news will be posted when it becomes available.