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  • 2018-2021 National Priority: Fraternity Life
    “Fidelity to their own charism, Franciscan and secular, and the witness of building fraternity sincerely and openly are their principal services to the Church, which is the community of love” (OFS General Constitutions Art. 100). […]
  • National Minister’s Message
    The fall issue of the Tau is now online. Enjoy the latest newsletter at https://secularfranciscansusa.org/ You will find a complete copy on the lower right-hand corner of the homepage. […]
  • Season of Caring for Creation: Sept. 28-Oct. 4
    How do I trust in the presence of the “divine seed” in all of God’s creation? […]
  • Season of Caring for Creation: Sept. 21-27
    How can I demonstrate being meek towards God’s created Earth? […]
  • Season of Caring for Creation: Sept. 15-20
    Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Water, which is very useful and humble and precious and chaste. […]
  • Season of Caring for Creation: Sept. 8-14
    Week 2 of the Season of Caring for Creation has begun. See mediations and thoughts from Carolyn Townes, OFS, national JPIC animator. […]
  • Season of Caring for Creation September 1 – 7
    Pope Francis recently proclaimed September 1 as a World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation as the Orthodox Church has done since 1989, to “draw from our rich spiritual heritage the reasons which feed our passion for the care of creation.” […]
  • The Final Test of Servant Leadership in the Secular Franciscan Order is Love
    Love is the answer to almost all of our problems and failures as Servant Leaders; not our own limited, imperfect human love, but God’s love for us, which never stops and is always there. If we are open to the Lord’s love, that love will flow from the Lord through us to our sisters and brothers before returning to the Lord. […]

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