Leaning on His Heart

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Leaning on His Heart
DECEMBER 27, 2018/OUR FRANCISCAN FIAT 
This morning was interesting, to say the least…
After filling in briefly for a co-worker who wasn’t able to make it in, I trudged through the snow, myself, on foot.  (My winter boots were better at deep snow travel than some car tires.)  I walked in tire tracks of larger vehicles that had braved the snowy side roads ahead of me, and made my way to St. Michael’s Church for Mass....

[jovan66102]

Thank you, Sister! That was beautiful. I too want to lean on His Heart. Sacred Heart of Jesus, King and Centre of all hearts, have mercy upon us.

[Credidi Propter]

“Who is this that cometh up from the desert, flowing with delights, leaning upon her beloved?....”  (Cantic. 8:5)

[osfhank]

“Who is this that cometh up from the desert, flowing with delights, leaning upon her beloved?....”  (Cantic. 8:5)

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[Credidi Propter]

“Who is this that cometh up from the desert, flowing with delights, leaning upon her beloved?....”  (Cantic. 8:5)

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It is the Church who comes up from the desert, leaning on the beloved who is Christ.

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"Be Still..."
What a wonderful invitation!  To be still, yes, to acknowledge Him, and Him only as God!  To be still in His presence: to be calm, quiet, peaceful, hushed, motionless and rest in mind ...Read More

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Each month, as we have our day of recollection, I try to devote a few moments to “considering how I live poverty,” as our directives suggest we do....

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“Fast for Those Who Persecute You”
MARCH 3, 2019 / 3 COMMENTS 
This afternoon, upon arriving at the reception desk for my shift, I took care of a few things, and picked up a book I’d found in our chapel library on The Faith of the Early Fathers.
I opened, and to my delight, found that it included The Didache, a very early teaching document with which I had become acquainted years before.  I thought it would be “fun” (pardon the flippant expression) and also edifying to read something from so early in our faith, so “close to the sources,” ...

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I Guess I'm a FranciscanI came to a greater appreciation of my own spirituality this past week, spending a couple of days at the lovely University of Mary in Bismarck.  I had not grasped before the strong Benedictine 

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Although I grew up “in town,” I spent many a day out in the country.  Our good friends had a farm about 50 miles south, where we often visited...read more...