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Merry Christmas and a happy new year

Christ is our peace, he who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of enmity, through his flesh. So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are members of the household of God. (Eph 2, 14.19) * * * *…

December 30, 2020
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Advent reminds us that God reveals

At Advent and Lent and perhaps New Years, many people decide to do something for their own conversion. Planned conversion, or better, planned attempts at conversion, are signs of our openness, but it seems to me that true conversion is more often than not a…

December 21, 2020
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"Genealogy of Jesus Christ...". (Mt 1:1-17): Stories of World History

I remember that as a child, when the pastor of my parish read this Gospel passage, we little boys in church would smile: it seemed funny to us, this long "litany" of names, most of them incomprehensible and even a little ridiculous. As time went…

December 18, 2020
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The Economy of Francesco

Insights from the three days online initiative on the economy of Francesco (19-21st November 2020) are very inspiring. Young people from all over the world participated in various activities, seminars, cultural presentation, music, dance, art and prayer. In all these programmes one could feel the…

November 21, 2020
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The International Council for Formation

The International Council for Formation met from Monday the 9th to Friday 13th November 2020, for the annual meeting which this year, however, due to the persistence of the Covid-19 pandemic, was held online on the Zoom platform. The aim of the week was to…

November 20, 2020
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Unique Spiritual Identity Religious Formation in Indian Tradition

This article is in an attempt to apply the Ratio Formationis into the Indian Cultural and Spiritual Context - Br. Vincent Gabriel Furtado OFM Cap.PART ONE: RELIGIOUS FORMATION IN INDIA.1. Introduction:As the Ratio Formationis (henceforth, RF) of the Order has brought out amazingly well…

October 28, 2020
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Le Celle di Cortona: a place of prayer and fraternal joy

The hermitage of the Celle di Cortona releases a powerful and stimulating spiritual energy. Brother Francis enjoyed being here in silence and in communion with God. It is a wonderful place of renewal and inner strength to rediscover and find new meaning in life. Our…

October 10, 2020
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Goodness filled Brother Francis

Franciscan Anthropology can take us closer to the world of our Brother Francis of Assisi, Sister Clare and many other beautiful people of Franciscan Humanity filled living tradition. Sometimes this human and spiritual struggle filled growth process is not known to the devotional following. As…

October 1, 2020
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Some Insights into Vanity and the Covid Crisis

Vanity is the desire to look good in the eyes of others (Ecc 1, 1-11). It is a preoccupation, conscious or not, with looking good more than being good. Every once in a while, religious make fun of all the effort people make to acquire…

September 27, 2020
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Merry Christmas and a happy new year

Advent reminds us that God reveals

"Genealogy of Jesus Christ...". (Mt 1:1-17): Stories of World History

The Economy of Francesco

The International Council for Formation

Unique Spiritual Identity Religious Formation in Indian Tradition

Le Celle di Cortona: a place of prayer and fraternal joy

Goodness filled Brother Francis

Some Insights into Vanity and the Covid Crisis

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