Compassion and Guts
Thank you all once again and to Mother Stacey for inviting the brothers back to speak and celebrate this Sunday’s services with you...
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ssf.br.thomas
- Jun 30, 2020
- 7 min
Digging at the Roots
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...
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Brother James Nathaniel SSF
- Jun 24, 2020
- 4 min
We'll Leave the Light on for You
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...
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Brother James Nathaniel SSF
- Apr 9, 2020
- 10 min
Things Done and Left Undone
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...
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Brother James Nathaniel SSF
- Feb 24, 2020
- 8 min
Rocky Mountain High
Brother Jude and myself are glad to be back with you all again, celebrating this Eucharistic feast with you. On this final Sunday before...
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Brother James Nathaniel SSF
- Feb 3, 2020
- 3 min
What hath God Wrought
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...
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Brother James Nathaniel SSF
- Jan 30, 2020
- 5 min
The Crosses We Bear
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...
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Brother James Nathaniel SSF
- Dec 15, 2019
- 6 min
Jesus is the Messiah
Almost 18 years ago to this very day, the world was introduced to a new invention promising to revolutionize our civilization, changing...
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Brother James Nathaniel SSF
- Nov 4, 2019
- 3 min
With Glowing Hearts: Novice trip to Canada
From October 27 to November 2, Brothers Jude, Columba, Gregory, and James Nathaniel visited the Sisterhood of Saint John the Divine...
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Brother James Nathaniel SSF
- Oct 14, 2019
- 8 min
Christ Alone
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....
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Brother James Nathaniel SSF
- Sep 28, 2019
- 3 min
Men of Prayer
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...
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Brother James Nathaniel SSF
- Sep 22, 2019
- 8 min
Becoming Children of the Light
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...
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columba.ssf
- Sep 17, 2019
- 2 min
Clothed by Grace, Grace by Clothing
“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...
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- Aug 27, 2019
- 5 min
My Vocation Story
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...
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- Aug 26, 2019
- 1 min
Praying God's lullaby
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...
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Brother James Nathaniel SSF
- Aug 26, 2019
- 6 min
Arise My Soul, Arise
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...
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Brother James Nathaniel SSF
- Aug 19, 2019
- 4 min
Raised like Mary
Today we Anglican Catholics, along with our Roman Catholic brothers and sisters celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the...
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Brother James Nathaniel SSF
- Aug 15, 2019
- 3 min
An Indiana Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Recently I had the opportunity to visit the brothers and sisters in Europe. I arrived in Newcastle on Shrove Tuesday and was in England...
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Brother James Nathaniel SSF
- Aug 11, 2019
- 5 min
The Kingdom of God has arrived
In preparation for today’s sermon, I found myself falling back upon an
old television favorite of mine for inspiration. Perhaps you may...
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Brother James Nathaniel SSF
- Aug 4, 2019
- 7 min
Created to Love
Today’s scripture readings call us to live into and deepen the life-giving relationship we have with God and with one another. While...
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