For St. Francis, Community since the beginning was understood as a gift. St. Francis says in his Testament: “The Lord gave me some friars as gifts” and wants the friars to be called “minor” from the beginning.
The Community never considered itself as a privileged group or as being better than others. Within the Community there is room for everyone, whether poor, rich, educated or illiterate...
In the Community, each one is equal and cares about everyone else. The care is directed in a special way toward the poor – lepers, sick, thieves. Creation participates in this communion, and Francis calls all into this relationship as brothers and sisters: the birds, the wolf, the moon, the sun, worms, rocks and even death. We can say that Francis was the first one to sing and praise the Community of Life.
Community is a gift
So, how can we live this out NOW? How and where can we bring about places for COMMUNION AND CARE? We need to take up this great challenge in order to build our future:
Generate compassion and hope in the Community of life
Many of us have heard for the first time the concept of Ubuntu during the Congregational Conference, which took place in Rome in 2016. In this concept, we identify a style of life in which evangelical values can be found...
On the evening of September 11th, we meet together --all of the members of the Chapter together with a substantial group of Poor Sisters of St. Francis hailing from different communities -- inside the Chapel of the Motherhouse...
Ciao, comment vas-tu? Tudo bem and you? This sentence definitely sounds strange and it is perhaps even grammatically incorrect. Why choose it, then, as the opening of this written piece? In order to express the magic...
Come, Risen Christ. Come in our midst and in our wounded world. Come and give us the joy of living our daily life in the light of the Gospel and the Charism of Mother Frances. Make us willing and open to your creative originality in order to listen...
Dearest Sisters and Associates, Dearest Ruby, and Dear Br. Matthäus, May God grant us peace! Welcome to Aachen.This is an ancient city, with so much history. A city that, is a sacred place because it witnessed the birth of our charism...
From September 8 – 21, 2018, the 15th General Chapter of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor will take place and examine in depth the theme: Ubuntu, Healing, Transformation: Gifts of the Risen Christ...
Apostolic experience of the novices in the Communities: "This time has helped me to grow spiritually, as well as a humanly. It also helped me to better understand religious life with its joys, difficulties and needs...
In January, the Italian area held two meetings on ‘permanent formation’ for the Sisters. Central and southern communities met in Vermicino from on January 13th and 14th, while central and northern communities met in Assisi...
The Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Mary, the Friars Minor, the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, their Associates and friends, and other adherents of the Franciscan spirituality, made a pilgrimage with the theme: "Welcoming the Other"...
Sr. Marie Augustine, attended a training session on Human Resources Development. She has found it so interesting that she asked the presenter, Madam Kama Cécile who is a university professor, to come and share...
