Engaging Franciscan Wisdom
62 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAre you a wisdom seeker or looking for inspiration? Have you ever heard of Saints Francis and Clare? They lived 800 years ago, but the witness of their lives and values continue to inspire people of faith today. Twice a month Sister Michelle L’Allier, Franciscan Sister of Little Falls, Minnesota, will bring a guest, a story or a text for reflection and conversation, leading us to prayer, inspiration, or action.
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Crossing cultures & creating spaces for belonging in daily life - Episode 52
May 10, 2023 17:35 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBJoin Dr. Patty Jimenez as she shares the joys of being raised with Franciscan values, translates theological terms and teachings into everyday language, and the creates spaces of belonging for young Latina woman raised in the United States. For a video version of this episode, see: https://youtu.be/etFD7Z-4Vsw From Patty Jimenez’ interview: “When I returned to school I am reading Bonaventure, Scotus, and Francis and Clare's writings, I'm going, some of this stuff is pretty l...
Christmas in February: A Journey through Latin America – Bonus Episode 1
March 01, 2023 20:17 - 21 minutes - 48.8 MBJoin Franciscan Associate Arlen Casco as she narrates in video form what we’re calling “Christmas in February: a journey through Latin America.” It will be an exploration by several Associates of how Christmas, that is, the coming of Jesus among us as a human being, is celebrated in their respective countries of Mexico, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Columbia and Venezuela. The video is spoken in Spanish and subtitled in English, while the audio is in Spanish. For the original video version with En...
Hospitality opens doors to pioneering inclusion & education – Episode 51
February 09, 2023 16:08 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBJoin Franciscan Sister Callista Robinson as she breaks open her experience as an African American woman of faith, rooted in her own culture. A life-long learner and teacher, her hospitality and compassion serve to build bridges of relationships across cultures. For a video version of this episode, see: https://youtu.be/x9N0uDm-A_E From Sister Callista’s interview: “Franciscan values of compassion, serving the very poor and underserved, have really influenced me as ...
Growing with God & others: Welcome & bring our full selves – Episode 50
January 11, 2023 18:15 - 48 minutes - 43.9 MBShow Notes: Join former Franciscan Community Volunteer Nnedi Anoskie-Ogunu as she shares her learnings of what strengthens her connection with God and others, ranging from the place of welcoming communities to developing an interior spiritual life. For a video version of this episode, see: https://youtu.be/z0QhmFbJ8Ss From Nnedi’s interview: “When I was in Nigeria, I was eager to...
Living Presence: uniquely gifted by God for the world – Episode 49
December 15, 2022 19:25 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBJoin Jamie Deering as she shares stories and considers with curiosity what it is to be present to oneself and others as we allow God to flow through us in the midst of different ways of thinking, seeing and being in the world. For a video version of this episode, see: https://youtu.be/PZ9MDBvRbe8 From Jamie’s interview: “One of the first and primary ways that God grabbed a hold of me and that I knew the presence of God in me and in the world, was through music. When I was four year...
Hospitality & Presence: teachers of beauty & living in unity – Episode 48
November 17, 2022 19:57 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBJoin Sister Meg Earsley as she shares the delight of discovery and learning through cultural immersion in intentional communities, both in the unexpected joy of religious life and in her immersion with the incredible people of Bolivia. For a video version of this episode, see: https://youtu.be/11L8Oue8Y5Y From Sister Meg’s interview: “My community is blessed with a real attitude of inclusion. Even our constitutions have a title called Unity and Diversity. We are united as a com...
Our call as Franciscans: building community across cultures – Episode 47
October 26, 2022 19:55 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBJoin our Latin American Associate Leadership Team as they reflect together on the call to live as sisters and brothers across the Americas. Working as a team, they foster conditions for living in the spirit of Saint Francis, weaving unity in diversity—this is Good News! For a video version of this episode, see: https://youtu.be/pcnNdwxhONU From Arlen, Veronica and Camilo’s interview: Arlen shares: “Our main function is always to be aware of the community, and of each associ...
Living in Love: the gift & challenge of committed relationships – Episode 46
October 12, 2022 19:58 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBJoin Garry and JoAnn Dahl as they reflect together on what it is to choose the path of transformation and not of transaction in relationships, sharing a trajectory of growth in relation to God and others as they seek to bring peace to the planet and one another. For a video version of this episode, see: https://youtu.be/FCHHS6ONP1s From Garry and JoAnn’s interview: Garry: “I come from a perspective at this junction in my life where I see everything as gift, that I didn't deserve, o...
God invites everybody: Let’s grow into peace & nonviolence! – Episode 45
September 20, 2022 17:40 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBJoin Brother Mark Schroeder as he is interviewed by guest host Darleen Pryds. Mark explores the priority of living in community, in peace and mutual understanding while being passionate for justice and nonviolence advocacy. For a video version of this episode, see: https://youtu.be/9oKMNktEKJI From Brother Mark’s interview: “As a Franciscan, early on, I was active in nonviolent demonstrations, many times ending up in jail. That's beyond the way I was raised and the way I operated w...
Franciscan without letters: building community and justice – Episode 44
September 06, 2022 20:08 - 36 minutes - 33 MBJoin educator and health care provider, Athena Godet-Calogeras, as she is interviewed by guest host Darleen Pryds. Athena is a master storyteller of her journey ranging from urban life in New York and Chicago to the enchanted mountains of Western New York state. For a video version of this episode, see: https://youtu.be/5uj2EW1-3T0 From Athena’s interview: “[With] a Franciscan scholar by the name of David Flood, … we began to hold weekly sessions on the Franciscan movement. He's an...
Growing harmony & happiness: Franciscan life in practice – Episode 43
August 17, 2022 18:57 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBJoin practitioner and scholar Jean-François Godet-Calogeras, interviewed by guest host Darleen Pryds, as he tells his story of growth and social engagement from village to village in Belgium and the United States, from happiness to greater happiness as he lives the passion and joy of Franciscan life. For a video version of this episode, see: https://youtu.be/KRc0LZh5Zws From Jean-François’s interview: “Reading the writings of Francis that is full of quotes from ...
Free to choose: what holds us separate…what connects us? – Episode 42
August 08, 2022 14:48 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBJoin Franciscan Sister Carmen Barsody as she shares her learnings from life in a Nicaraguan barrio and in the Tenderloin of San Francisco. In conversation with guest host Darleen Pryds, Carmen invites us from fear into freedom to do what we feel called to do in the world, that all may have life and have it to the full. For a video version of this episode, see: https://youtu.be/zCxCvtnPtUo From Sister Carmen’s interview: “When I moved to Nicaragua I came to work in an ecumenic...
Healing Trauma & Finding Peace through accompaniment – Episode 41
June 28, 2022 15:59 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBJoin Jenny Atlee as she opens us to the world of accompaniment amid violence in Nicaragua, Honduras and beyond. Jenny’s experiences and learnings invite us into the world of personal and collective trauma, followed by stories that highlight pathways to healing and peace, especially through equine therapy. From Jenny’s interview: “Trauma is exposure to overwhelming events when you cannot keep yourself safe. What your whole body is operating out of is an automatic nervous system re...
Healing hearts & hands: Becoming instruments of Peace – Episode 40
June 08, 2022 17:56 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBJoin MJ and Jerry as they share stories and learnings about teaching skills and tools to heal our hearts, connect within and with others, and turn from violence to wellness and peacemaking. From MJ and Jerry’s interview: “My mom was an activist and took me to Dr. King's marches and movements. But my dad said, what do you two want? And I said, Dad, you know, we want peace. And he said, how are you going to make it happen? When he said that, I said, Dad, you're right. If we want peace,...
Walking the talk of Healing Divisions: transforming lives – Episode 39
May 18, 2022 15:47 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBJoin Brent Anderson as he tells stories from his experiences in the Enchanted Mountains of the Alleghany River Valley, in rural Uganda, and in the challenges of health care in Sacramento. Brent opens up learnings gleaned from work with trauma, poverty, healing divisions, and equipping people with skills do dialogue across polarities, thus deepening relationships and strengthening communal resilience. From Brent’s interview: “As a chaplain…. I learned so much more about the movement o...
Building Peace wherever we are: From Assisi to the World – Episode 38
May 04, 2022 19:03 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBJoin Brother Paolo Nicosia as he masterfully tells stories of healing and reconciliation woven together with offering practical principles and skills to strengthen our own abilities to be peacebuilders and reconcilers today. From Brother Paolo’s interview: A summary of Principles and Skills of Mediation and Peace Building: --A pluralistic vision of the community, seeking unity among diversity. --An inclusive and compassionate attitude, because the tendency often, especially nowad...
Vulnerability as a pathway to Joy: Becoming our true selves – Episode 37
April 20, 2022 18:04 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBJoin Stephanie Luna as she generously shares her journey of transformation through generational trauma to freedom, joy and a life of service. From Luna’s interview: “I am third generation Mexican American. My grandparents are the ones who immigrated to the United States. My parents assimilated to the American culture really fast. They were born and raised in Los Angeles where I also was born and raised. So there was a lot of having to learn the American culture, don't talk Spanish be...
Conversion as a way of Life: Mercy, metanoia and penance – Episode 36
April 06, 2022 19:34 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBJoin guest host Carolyn Townes in an interview with Father Kevin Queally as he explores the world through stories and reflections on living open to change, and choosing to grow in being people of mercy, justice and peace. From Father Kevin’s interview: “The point of the story is that she changed her mind. She thought one thing, and now she thinks another. Metanoia also has the implication of going in one direction and turning around and going in another, especially towards the Lord. Then...
Listening and serving: gifted and missioned for life – Episode 35
March 15, 2022 17:44 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBJoin Sister Janice Wiechman as she shares wisdom learned from her life of prayer, relationships and service across cultures and generations. From Sister Janice’s interview: “Conversion is one of those pillar values of our Third Order that has touched me a lot. It means to me to be always open to see things differently, to see things through God's eyes maybe, through scripture. Or see things through another person's eyes, one of my brothers or sisters or neighbors, and to be open to t...
Living the Gospel: Turning to Christ, turning to others - Episode 34
March 01, 2022 20:51 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBJoin Sister Elise Saggau as she explores Franciscan life, like the gospel from which it takes its inspiration, as offering us a meaningful way of viewing life, which in turn translates into practical daily choices. From Sister Elise’s interview: “Conversion means a lifelong process by which each of us grows and matures into as full a human being as we can possibly be; this process involves stages or passages. … And these passages are essentially transformative in our life. When we un...
Walking into the fog, living the ambiguity & fullness of life – Episode 33
February 16, 2022 19:04 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBJoin Sara Marks, passionate and inspiring Franciscan, as she shares her wisdom and skill in navigating life’s possibilities and paradoxes. From Sara’s interview: “I would say it is simply all about relationship and I know we say that a lot and it can seem a bit reductionist, but it's what Francis and Clare and the late penitents modeled for us. It is about relationship and everything that I do, I try to go back to, am I in right relationship with this person that I'm working with? A...
Following Jesus: a universal & ecumenical way of St. Francis – Episode 32
February 01, 2022 19:19 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBJoin Brother Jeff Brown, Lutheran Franciscan friar and pastor, as he shares his story, explores the universality of Saint Francis, and highlights the presence of ecumenical communities in the United States. From Brother Jeff’s interview: “I discerned and came to realize that God was still at work somehow, some way in my life, despite facing some intense difficulty and sadness, that the invitation God had for me now was that my life would look cross shaped. … The invitation to a cros...
Curiosity & discernment: finding & choosing a spiritual home – Episode 31
January 18, 2022 19:26 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBJoin Franciscan Associate Alison Swoboda as she shares her journey of discovery into freedom and right placement in her life of service as a woman of faith and a medical provider. From Alison’s interview: “I was with a musician friend of mine… we were at a jazz club and I heard mistakes. I couldn't believe that I heard professional musicians. You don't make mistakes. I thought like, no, no, no, no—once you're a pro you never make mistakes anymore. Or like, when I was little once, onc...
Celebrating God’s goodness and beauty in self and others – Episode 30
January 12, 2022 16:06 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBJoin Franciscan Sister Maria Brizuela as she tells of her journey to religious life, celebrates God-with-us in every place and event, and honors the goodness of all of life. From Sister Maria’s interview: “When I was young, I used to wonder, when I would see the friars in the parish, why they're always joyful. They weren't just happy, they were joy filled. And again, I told myself, I want some of that. I want to know where that's coming from. I want to experience it. And it became a ...
The littleness of a child reveals God and creation as good – Episode 29
December 21, 2021 19:54 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBJoin Franciscan Associate Geri Dietz as she explores the Good News of the Gospel, including God’s goodness revealed to us in the vulnerability and humility of Jesus coming as a child. From Geri’s interview: “What I loved when I was learning about the Associates, is that the charism that the Third Order has received, the grace that the Third Order has received, is continual conversion. And for me, when I heard that, that that was the deal maker for me. And then it was modeled by the Sis...
Incarnational Living: Finding Joy in relationships – Episode 28
December 07, 2021 22:05 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBJoin Franciscan Associate Applicant Elise Carey as she breaks open the gift of Jesus coming to live among us, and the bigness of God who is known in relationships with others and with creation. From Elise’s interview: “I came (to Russia) with my worldview from growing up in the States. That impacted what I understood and even how I related to God. Different countries, different cultures, their worldviews are a bit different. When I worked with, lived in community with, prayed with, cooked ...
Conversation with Elise Carey…more to come!
December 07, 2021 22:05 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBDue to technological issues, this episode’s accompanying show notes will be posted within the next week.
Walking the path of grief and loss to joy as a lay Franciscan – Episode 27
November 16, 2021 20:50 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBJoin Secular Franciscan Carolyn Townes as she tells her surprising story of the Spirit of God leading her to Franciscan life born out of loss, lived in community, and dedicated to bringing Gospel values into the world. From Carolyn’s interview, referring to experience after death of a loved one, and 9-11 in New York City: “I like to exude laughter and happiness and joy, and to be working in the realm of grief and loss was just very antithesis to me and I couldn't, I couldn't even fatho...
A big dive into God, embracing a hidden vocation – Episode 26
November 03, 2021 18:54 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBJoin Poor Clare Sister Beth Lynn as she explores God’s work in her life and in the world. A gifted weaver of stories old and new, Sister Beth celebrates the uniqueness of each person and the wonder of being a contemplative in communion with the whole Franciscan family. From Sister Beth’s interview: “Each Franciscan is each Franciscan. No two alike. And each one has a wonderful story. I'm thrilled to be able to share mine because I believe it's an inclusive story of God's love for all G...
Living and leading with love: Seeing Christ in others – Episode 25
October 19, 2021 20:05 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBJoin Franciscan Brother Adolfo Mercado as he tells of his journey from being raised as a cradle Catholic in a Mexican American family to his discerning life as a Franciscan friar, together with the evolving story of First Order Observant Friars in the US today. From Brother Adolfo’s interview: “One of the beauties of our Franciscan family is the diversity that we bring and just in the nomenclature of the communities and in the habits that we wear. As a First Order OFM [Order of Friar...
Living in Wisdom: Listening, Responding & Opening Doors – Episode 24
October 05, 2021 20:03 - 38 minutes - 35 MBJoin Franciscan Sister Patricia Forster as she reflects on her response to God’s calling to open doors between cultures and generations, to live a value-based life in simplicity, humility, and service. From Pat’s interview, reflecting on four basic values of the Third Order Regular in the Franciscan family: Contemplation and Prayer: “I like to talk about the difference between, and also the need for, both/and. I think there is a way of praying that would be called devotional, such as t...
Transformation through trauma, relationships & recovery – Episode 23
September 21, 2021 18:56 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBJoin Franciscan Associate Doug Beumer who courageously explores the kaleidoscope of his life experience and work, a mirror for what he sees in society today. From Doug’s interview: “We know with trauma, people get stuck. When our amygdala is tired, it's like the panic button. Our other thinking shuts down. For those of privilege, and by privilege, I mean, isolated or insulated from the trauma and hurt of others, we may not recognize that or choose to look away; it's a concerning time f...
God’s Love and our Belonging: beyond all containment – Episode 22
September 07, 2021 19:15 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBJoin Franciscan Cojourner Cathy Nelson as she breaks open the beauty of belonging, the music and mystery of the God’s love poured out in Jesus, the gift of the Holy Spirit, and the invitation for us to respond in love. From Cathy’s interview: “It became clear that we were not going to be having another baby, but that I was going to be birthing music. And there you go. So now I have had a lot more children. And just like a child, they're born, you shape them, you form them and then you ha...
Wonder in God’s Work: Moved to respond in Faith – Episode 21
August 17, 2021 18:19 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBJoin Franciscan Sister Nancy deMattos, a woman of great faith, as she tells her story and reflects on her experience of listening and responding to the work of the Holy Spirit in her life. Prepare to be surprised and inspired! From Sister Nancy’s interview: “Franciscan values have always laid quietly in my inner self, but they've been brought forward by living community for these 37 years. And living with the elderly has taught me the wisdom of listening. The joys expressed in ev...
Alive in the Spirit: Exploring Life’s Thresholds with Joy – Episode 20
August 03, 2021 15:48 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBJoin Franciscan Associate Michele Rosha as she radiates the joy of God’s presence through her storytelling, her generosity of spirit and her accompaniment of others in life’s transitions. From Michele’s interview: “My grandmother on my mother's side was sickly. She had something with her heart really early on. What I remember most about her is that her bed was in the dining room. It was a hospital bed, and there was a big radio there and she and I would pray the rosary together when we'd c...
Walking in the Way of Welcome: Honoring Life – Episode 19
June 15, 2021 19:08 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBJoin young adult Sister Eilis McCulloh as she explores the influence of Franciscan values and life experiences in her journey to a life-long commitment of service in religious life. Eilis notes the impact, for example, of reverence for creation, simplicity, encounter, and hospitality. From Sister Eilis: “There was something about the Humility of Mary (HM) Community that was calling me to return. That was the place where my heart was, where I felt most at home and most authentically myself....
Baking & Breaking Bread: Serving in Love for Life – Episode 18
June 01, 2021 17:06 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBJoin our guest, Franciscan Sister Ange Mayers, as she shares the richness of her living and working across cultures, her love of Eucharist, her baking and sharing the bread of love as she breaks open her life in service. Sister Ange notes that “While doing cross-cultural ministry among the native people of Arizona, I learned that no culture is better than another culture. Each culture is blessed with gifts to share with other cultures. These gifts are expressed in food, language and custom...
Transformed in God’s love, let us love one another – Episode 17
May 18, 2021 14:04 - 33 minutes - 31 MBJoin our guest, Franciscan Associate Deb Galvez, for this interview. As a chaplain, she accompanies those in need of care, finding that mutual encounter reveals the blessing of being loved by God. Deb explores the mystery of divisions being transformed to loving one another and honoring the goodness of each person. Deb observes “Meeting people in the hospital when they're in a hospital bed levels the playing field. There is no rich, no poor, there is no division. Everybody is there for...
Gratuitous Love: transforming anxiety to freedom – Episode 16
May 05, 2021 13:20 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBJoin our guest, Eunice Park, as she reflects on the blessings and challenges of her heritage as a Korean American, as well as her accompaniment of immigrant young adults. This episode is filled with wisdom born of experience as Eunice creates safe space for people to do their inner work and find freedom. Eunice notes “Rather than having to prove our value and prove our worth through materialism or through money or finances, our inherent value is in our created-ness. We are born with di...
Exploring Beauty, Balance and Life in the Spirit today – Episode 15
April 20, 2021 19:53 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBJoin Franciscan Sister Gloria Haider as she reflects on her journey from ‘human doing’ to more fully living as a ‘human being’ during the pandemic. She sees beauty, is inspired by diverse prayer practices, and accompanies those who are in need as she listens for the Spirit’s guidance. Come and see with her eyes, encountering Beauty wherever she finds beauty, seeing the Divine Artist wherever she finds art. Sr. Gloria notes that “Looking at beauty, seeing God as a divine artist, helps m...
Triune Communion inspires Kinship in Community – Episode 14
April 06, 2021 13:53 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBJoin Franciscan Associate Rick Dietz as he traces his spiritual journey of cobbling together his own path with God until his discovery of Franciscan Spirituality. This encounter brought him into a community of brothers and sisters, a deepened relationship with God who is good and loving, and a greater freedom to serve those in need. Currently Director of the Franciscan Life Center which is based out of Little Falls, Minnesota, Rick notes “that at the core of the Trinity is a good and l...
Growth in Wisdom: Learning to Love – Episode 13
March 16, 2021 16:01 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBJoin Shawn Colberg of St. John’s School of Theology and Seminary, who is hopeful for the future as he notes that the overarching goal of theological study is growth in love for God and others. Listen as he considers study in relation to spirituality and contemplation in relation to action, reflecting as well on intersections between Franciscan, Benedictine, and Dominican traditions. Shawn describes his surprise that “the Christian life is one of greater tension and newness then I proba...
Making the Ordinary Extraordinary - Episode 12
March 02, 2021 21:07 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBJoin Sister Ruth Lentner who sees the Franciscan way as a joyful and hope-filled path into God. Together we explore the soul’s journey with persons, creation, contemplative prayer, and poetry as companions on the way. Ruth highlights that “Nature is a place that calls me into God in very deep and profound ways. And from my earliest days on retreat, I needed some way to express myself. Because it's like this bundle, burst of energy is inside of me that wants to say something. Wants to w...
God works in mysterious ways - Episode 11
February 16, 2021 16:15 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBJoin our guest, Franciscan Associate Brianda Cediel, as she tells the inspiring story of what she has learned, and in turn teaches, from her childhood in Colombia to co-founding Hands Across the World in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Brianda notes that “we are all unique. We are beautiful pieces of art from God. Everyone. ...This is the beauty of our Franciscan values. ...We are open to everyone. We fit, we all fit, under our Franciscan values.” “We all can practice our faith, but we a...
Brothers & Sisters: freed to pray, love and serve - Episode 10
February 02, 2021 15:33 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBJoin our guest, Father Joe Herzing, as he ponders the gift and call for us to be sisters and brothers, the invitation to simple living, and the beauty of Saints Francis and Clare living the Gospel and mirroring to us Jesus’ message of freedom and wholeness of life. Father Joe says: “To simply live with people in some joy, in some real sharing of brotherhood and sisterhood is a beautiful blessing. In that, I try to not have too much stuff, to live a life where there is greater freedom f...
Looking for Goodness and Beauty – Episode 9
January 19, 2021 15:08 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBJoin our guest, Sister Clara Stang, as she tells of her roots on the family farm flowering into wings of experiences ranging from rural communities in Tennessee to dialogue across religious traditions. Sister Clara notes: “I want to celebrate the goodness that God has given us and to invite more people to see that beauty and to become part of it.... Look for the good, look for the beauty. Sometimes I think those things that divide get too much attention and they kind of eat up who we a...
Young Adult: free to seek and to find home – Episode 8
January 05, 2021 14:40 - 34 minutes - 32 MBJoin Katherine Giorgio in this interview as she takes us to the roots of her faith in the hub of family life, and into her exploration as a young adult, discovering a surprising path to freedom. In Katherine’s own words: “I find a lot of freedom in the Franciscan way of seeing the world and understanding God, it's something that I had known or thought on my own and then to have it named and to have it something that a lot of people have spent their life diving deeper into, was really ...
Deeply Present with what is: bridging contemplation into life
December 15, 2020 15:44 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBJoin Darleen Pryds in this interview as she takes us on her faith journey from being a small child who knew God’s presence to becoming agnostic, from living through tension into discovery of the interconnection of her personal faith, her academic work and her life experiences. Walk with her as she brings contemplation into life and explores the gift of authenticity. In Darleen’s own words, “Deeply embedded in the Franciscan tradition and in what I cultivate as a lay Franciscan, is how are ...
Deeply Present with what is: bridging contemplation into life - Episode 7
December 15, 2020 15:44 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBJoin Darleen Pryds in this interview as she takes us on her faith journey from being a small child who knew God’s presence to becoming agnostic, from living through tension into discovery of the interconnection of her personal faith, her academic work and her life experiences. Walk with her as she brings contemplation into life and explores the gift of authenticity. In Darleen’s own words, “Deeply embedded in the Franciscan tradition and in what I cultivate as a lay Franciscan, is how are ...
Learning to Live in a global family of faith:
December 01, 2020 16:10 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBOur guest today is Franciscan Associate Rosanne Fischer. Here are two excerpts from her reflections: “As I've come to read more and pray more with Francis and Clare...Franciscan values are simply gospel values.” “There's so much that brings us together as a family of faith around our globe and there's so much we have to learn from each other. It's a deepening of our own faith when we step out of our comfort zone into the traditions and the song and the dance and the beauty and t...