Letter From Friar Louis – May 2013
Dear Sisters and Brothers in St. Francis and Clare, The Lord has truly risen, alleluia! There is cause for rejoicing here and we are glad: for this is the day the Lord has made! I am sure that St. Francis and all his brothers and sisters joyfully took these words of Peter to heart: “Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us new birth; a birth unto hope which draws its life from the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead; a birth to the...
Read MoreLetter from Friar Louis – Lent 2013
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, All too quickly the Church’s Ordinary Time slips into the Season of Lent that will culminate with the Victory of the Resurrection of our Savior on March 31st 2013. The purpose of Lent is twofold: First, it is an opportunity for us to renew and relive our Baptism, which is a celebration of First Conversion for cradle Catholics or for those who have entered the community of faith later in life through the R.C.I.A It is fitting to reflect on the meaning...
Read MoreLetter from Friar Louis – Christmas 2012
Dear Sisters and Brothers in St. Francis and Clare, As we come to celebrate the solemnity of Christ’s birth we would do well to go back in history and join the shepherds of whom the gospel speaks. We too need to go to Bethlehem and see as we have never seen before this thing that has come to pass which the Lord has made known to us. What began in the quiet stillness of that first Christmas night has continued down through the centuries. It exists in our own time, for in the words of the...
Read MoreLetter from Friar Louis – September/October 2012
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Francis, As the summer months with their many activities and duties are drawing to a close, it is good to remember that those who operate through their own wills may tend to leave little space for God in their life’s journey. But if one genuinely desires union with God, then one must be prepared to have one’s “religious” world and path shattered. Jesus tells us: “I love you just the way you are. And I love you too much to let you stay the way...
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