Welcome Br. Ed Holm, n/OEF
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.
Category: Spirituality
Living, Dying, and Eating in the “Day of the Dead” Belt
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…
How Laudato Si Intersects with Our Life as Franciscans in Christ, Clare and Francis
(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…
Contact Form Repaired
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…
OEF Servant Council 2016 Meeting
Wailing Against Walls- a Poem by Br. Coyote, OEF
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…
A Chapter Reflection from Br. Juniper, OEF
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…
About Generosity by Ron Nuss-Warren, OEF
2 Corinthians 6:13-15 I do not mean that there should be relief for others and pressure on you, but it is a question of a fair balance between your present abundance and their need, so that their abundance may be for your need, in order that there may be a…
The Party- a Reflection from Sr. Shoshanah
We always have a party. Saturday night. After receiving our most newly professed. And novices. And postulants. After renewing our vows. After laying our rules upon the altar. After saying “yes” — one more time. After entering into communion — holy communion. After all this serious, profound, challenging, tough tender…
Communication Experiments
We’re trying a few new things around here. The forum page was recently rebuilt after the databases got corrupted, and we’re eager to see some communication and conversation there. Starting in July the members will be engaged with a study of the principles in the cloister. We’re also testing out…
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Living, Dying, and Eating in the “Day of the Dead” Belt
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…
How Laudato Si Intersects with Our Life as Franciscans in Christ, Clare and Francis
(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…
Contact Form Repaired
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…
OEF Servant Council 2016 Meeting
Wailing Against Walls- a Poem by Br. Coyote, OEF
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…
A Chapter Reflection from Br. Juniper, OEF
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…
About Generosity by Ron Nuss-Warren, OEF
2 Corinthians 6:13-15 I do not mean that there should be relief for others and pressure on you, but it is a question of a fair balance between your present abundance and their need, so that their abundance may be for your need, in order that there may be a…
The Party- a Reflection from Sr. Shoshanah
We always have a party. Saturday night. After receiving our most newly professed. And novices. And postulants. After renewing our vows. After laying our rules upon the altar. After saying “yes” — one more time. After entering into communion — holy communion. After all this serious, profound, challenging, tough tender…
Communication Experiments
We’re trying a few new things around here. The forum page was recently rebuilt after the databases got corrupted, and we’re eager to see some communication and conversation there. Starting in July the members will be engaged with a study of the principles in the cloister. We’re also testing out…