Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun. Under my window, a clean rasping sound When the spade sinks into grave...

There’s an old commercial for a major hotel chain that used to end with the slogan: “We’ll leave the light on for ya.” As Franciscans, I w...

Every morning as a kid, I can remember waking up in my home in Kokomo to the smell of Folgers coffee brewing in our kitchen and the sight...

Brother Jude and myself are glad to be back with you all again, celebrating this Eucharistic feast with you. On this final Sunday before ...

Today, the Church celebrates the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple also known as Candlemass (or if you are old school, the Feast of ...

The Shoes of the Fisherman, starring Anthony Quinn and Laurence Olivier, is a 1968 drama based on the 1963 novel of the same name written...

Almost 18 years ago to this very day, the world was introduced to a new invention promising to revolutionize our civilization, changing f...

From October 27 to November 2, Brothers Jude, Columba, Gregory, and James Nathaniel visited the Sisterhood of Saint John the Divine (SSJD...

On behalf of the brothers at San Damiano Friary in San Francisco, I want to thank you all for inviting myself and the Society of St. Fran...

It was a typical British evening, one Spring in 2019. That is to say, it was very wet and very, very cold. I was walking home from the Al...

I’m pleased to be back here, visiting with you all again and to share in your holy celebration of the Mass. Us brothers in the Society of...

“Just wait until you wear the habit in public,” the more experienced brothers told me and the other postulant in the friary over and over...

I was born on April 8th, 1964 in Gary, Indiana. I was baptized on June 21st of that same year at the local Evangelical United Brethren Ch...

My name is Robert Gee. I currently am pursuing my religious vocation as a Franciscan Postulant. Born in the Midwest, I have spent most of...

Today’s Gospel finds us in a familiar setting in the life of Jesus--the local synagogue. Jesus is mentioned by the Gospel writer as teach...

The following story is one I sent Brother Finnian, SSF in England who runs a blog on religious vocations. My story and more can be found ...

Today we Anglican Catholics, along with our Roman Catholic brothers and sisters celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the ...

Recently I had the opportunity to visit the brothers and sisters in Europe. I arrived in Newcastle on Shrove Tuesday and was in England u...

In preparation for today’s sermon, I found myself falling back upon an
 old television favorite of mine for inspiration. Perhaps you may have
 heard of the show The Office. In looking for some words of wisdom, I found a line by the always awkward and blissfully unaware Michael
 Scott, played by Steve Carrell, that seems somewhat appropriate today.
 “Would I rather be feared or loved?” he asks to the camera. “Easy,” he 
answers. “Both. I want people to be afraid of how much th

Today’s scripture readings call us to live into and deepen the life-giving relationship we have with God and with one another. While writ...