Franciscan Values Week 10: December 9-15
The thought for today is Peace. Peace Activist Claude Thomas writes: “Peace is not an idea. Peace is not a political movement, not a...
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FSAllegany
- Aug 10, 2020
- 3 min
Franciscan Values Week 9: December 2-8
The thought for this week is Conversion. Conversion means to change (something) into a different form, so that it can be used in a...
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FSAllegany
- Aug 10, 2020
- 3 min
Franciscan Values Week 8: November 25-December 1
The thought for this week is Poverty. When we think of poverty, we tend to think of giving up the things we love. But for Franciscans,...
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FSAllegany
- Aug 10, 2020
- 3 min
Franciscan Values Week 7: November 18-24
The thought for this week is Humility. In his Canticle of the Creatures, Francis writes: “Praise and bless my Lord, and give him thanks;...
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FSAllegany
- Aug 10, 2020
- 2 min
Franciscan Values Week 6: November 18-24
The thought for this week is Mindfulness. Author James Baraz said, “Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now...
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FSAllegany
- Aug 10, 2020
- 3 min
Franciscan Values Week 5: November 11-17
The thought for this week is Evangelical Love. St. Bernard the Abbot stated: “Love is sufficient of itself; it gives pleasure by itself...
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FSAllegany
- Aug 10, 2020
- 3 min
Franciscan Values Week 4: October 28-November 3
The thought for this week is Compassion. Compassion is the recognition of another person’s suffering accompanied by the disposition to...
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FSAllegany
- Aug 10, 2020
- 3 min
Franciscan Values Week 3: October 21-27
The thought for this week is Active Listening. When we hear, we hear with just the ears. When we listen, we listen with the whole body –...
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FSAllegany
- Aug 10, 2020
- 2 min
Franciscan Values Week 2: October 14-20
The thought for this week is Empathy. It has been said, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people...
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FSAllegany
- Aug 10, 2020
- 3 min
Franciscan Values Week 1: October 7-13
Prayer is first and foremost in our lives as followers of Jesus. Everything we do and say must be embodied in a spirit of prayer. In the...
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