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​Living Fraternity

Sunset at a Shore
2022
May 2022: Dialogue and Friendship in Society ...
April 2022: Let us celebrate our Lord on Palm Sunday
March 2022: A Heart Open to the Whole World ...
February 2022:  Envisaging and Engendering an Open World ...
January 2022:  A Stranger on the Road...


2021
December 2021: What joy! A Saviour is given unto us ... it is Christmas!
November 2021: Dark Clouds over a Closed World ...
October 2021: Living the values of the Memoriale Propositi in today’s context
June 2021: Our heritage - 800 years of fraternal life
May 2021: Learning from Mary to be surprised by God
April, 2021:   Our older brothers and sisters, their life, their journey in OFS.
​March, 2021: 
Heroic obedience of Saint Joseph reflected in Saint Francis - a reflection by Fr. Manoj Xalxo, ofm.
February, 2021:  The Freedom of Saint Joseph.
January, 2021: 
Let there be peace in families, communities and nations.

2020
December, 2020:   Christmas - Divine Love that transforms - homily from Pope Francis on December 24, 2019.
November, 2020:   Reflection on the encyclical letter Fratelli tutti  from Pope Francis - mainly on texts from the introduction.
October, 2020:    Thankfulness - Article from Doug Hagen on thankfulness taken from Matthew's Gospel.
September, 2020:   ‘Faith and Pandemic’ – Reflection on a survey on faith during the pandemic, the initiative of the                           
                Pontifical    Urbaniana    University conducted in Africa, Asia and Oceania.
​June, 2020: ‘  Looking with the heart …’ – Reflection on an article by Bruno Leroy, educator, writer : Looking with the heart.                            
                A  look in the human language is the most lively expression of a person’s deepest feelings.

May, 2020:   'He really is risen …’ – Subject for reflection and sharing using passages from the Catechism of the Catholic   Church
                 (Nos.   651-659) III.    The meaning and saving significance of the Resurrection.

 April, 2020:   ‘The desert … are we living it? …’ – The gospel and the commentary given by Pope Francis (Angelus, March 5th, 2017) – Gospel
                 (Mt 4, 1- 11) – Jesus is tested in the wilderness.

March, 2020:   ‘Saint Joseph and the Church …’ – Passages from the book L’Église que j’espère, an interview by Father   Spadaro, s.j.
                 with Pope Francis   (from French version, Flammarion, Ser. 2013).

February, 2020:   ‘Sunday of the Word of God …’ – A reflection on Pope Francis’ homily on the third Sunday of Ordinary     time,
              Sunday of the Word of God – the basis of our way of life.

January, 2020:     ‘The admirable sign of the crèche …’ – A reflection on the text from Pope Francis’ Apostolic letter given on    December 1st, 2019
              at     Greccio – Origin of the Christmas crèche.

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      • Communiqué
    • Restructuring Commission
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  • Regional Fraternities
    • Ontario: Trillium
    • Québec: De La Trinité
    • Québec: François-de-Laval
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    • Québec: Nicolet
    • Québec: Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean
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