Jul 31
Recently, on the feast of St John the Baptist, Br Joseph ssf made his first profession in vows at the Monastery, Stroud NSW. The brothers will be celebrating another first profession in vows in September. Br James Andrew ssf will make his first profession in vows on the feast of St Michael and All Angels at 7pm on Monday the 29th September, 2008 at St Philips Anglican Church. Please pray for both Joseph and James Andrew as they continue to discern their vocation in religious life in the Society of St Francis.
Jul 31
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In this issue:
Bringing a Franciscan Presence to Justice and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka: After 13 years in the Australian and New Zealand Province Br Lionel will return home to bring a Franciscan presence to justice and reconciliation work in Sri Lanka. Br Lionel leaves for his mission in Sri Lanka on the 1st August. Please keep him in your prayers as he begins this vital work.
Honest to God: 45 years after the controversial book Br William revisits Bishop John Robinson’s work Honest to God. Br William discusses Robinson’s work in a contemporary context.
A Sermon Preached at the Profession of Br Joseph: Br Joseph made his first profession in vows on the feast of St John the Baptist 2008. Br Nathan-James shares his reflection on Br Joseph’s call to Franciscan life and the challenge faced by all called to live out their baptismal vows.
SSF and other Religious offer Chaplaincy at Lambeth Conference: Br Daniel and Br Brian have been in Lambeth for this year’s conference. They, along with religious from all over the world went to offer a ministry of chaplaincy to participants of the conference. Pictures from their time at the conference are in this issue.
Sep 06
The way of the cross: a universal reflection on Christ’s dying and rising.
Contemplating the San Damiano Crucifix.
An introduction to prayer, what it is and is not.
Lectio Divina, the art of praying with the scriptures.
The Jesus Prayer, praying the prayer of the heart.
Anglican Prayer Beads, rediscovering an ancient tradition.
For information and bookings please email Br Nathan-James or phone 0429 646427
For a full description of the content of the various sessions please see the Prayer School website.
Sep 06
Online now. That’s right, you don’t have to wait for the mail. The latest edition of Franciscan Angles is now online for your reading pleasure. Don’t forget you can also now comment on articles you read on this site.
In this issue:
Franciscan Schools Australia: Inaugural Conference. Sr Pauline Robinson mfic writes; the aim of the Conference was to bring together Franciscan Educators to be exposed to the rich heritage of things Franciscan.
Reflecting on Clare of Assisi. Sr Pat Cullen fmm writes; in her first letter to Agnes, Clare is already established as an outstanding contributor to the Gospel spirituality of Saint Francis.
Franciscan Vocation. Br William ssf writes; few can follow Francis in his unique path of life. It was too hard, too heroic for most of us. But we do sense that simplicity of life is a blessing, that small is beautiful and voluntary poverty is liberating.
Br Ghislain of Taizé visits Cannon Hill Anglican College. Fr Tom Sullivan, CHAC chaplain writes; the Brother’s message for our senior students was very simple, that regardless of life’s experiences we can always find hope.
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Jul 17
The Society of St Francis, together with Queensland Churches together, will be hosting a visit by Br Ghislain from the Taize Community in France. There will be an eccumenical prayer service at the Cathedral of St Stephen (249 Elizabeth St Brisbane), on Thursday the 26th July, led by Br Ghislain. For further information contact Br James Andrew or call (07) 3391 3915.
May 18
This is for Brothers using the franciscan email. The franciscan website and email have been moved to a new server as of a few minutes ago. The only change you should notice is that instead of typing your email address as the username, you now log in using your username.franciscan. e.g. If I were Brother Matthew, I would login as brmatthew.franciscan using my usual password from the old server. I’ve put this message up to help those who may have lost my email or didn’t read it earlier this week. You can contact me via Brother Donald or Brother Nathan if you have issues. — Matt
Apr 20
Be the first to read the latest issue of Franciscan Angles; the Newsletter of the Society of St Francis.
In this issue;
Becoming Prayer: A Journey from Contemplative to Active Prayer, Br Nathan-James
Heavenly Family, Br William
Francis and the Leper, Br Donald Campbell
St Mark’s Theological Students Explore Community at Stroud Hermitage, Br Bruce-Paul
PDF Download:Franciscan Angles Eastertide 2007
Don’t forget you can comment on articles in Franciscan Angles by clicking on the ‘Comments’ section below; go on, get interactive.
Apr 19
Random acts of writing from an itinerant soul. Br Nathan-James has commenced his new blog The Mendicant Mind and Body. Feel free to drop by and add your thoughts, comments.
Mar 04
Hi and welcome to the new SSF website which has many of the same information pages of the previous website but now uses WordPress to make the website. This should make it easier for the brothers to update the site and for you to see any changes to the content as it will show up on the front page.
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