While it may not be the truest joy in the Franciscan sense, a quiet house after a Sunday out is very close – and rare. Most weekends at this time, after our various church visits and outings, the house is bustling. 60 Minutes would attract its followers into the common room. The doorbell [...]
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the quiet
Posted in Franciscan, St. Francis, brother jacob, christian life, community, excerpt, quotation on June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
mourning in community
Posted in bishop kelsey, brother jacob, christian life, community, memorial, personal on June 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I wrote a post on Sunday several hours after hearing of Bishop Kelsey’s death. In those hours, in our household of brothers, we were all in terrible shock and dealt privately with that feeling of loss. On Sunday night around 9, we had a service for Jim and on Monday morning we went [...]