“Ecumenism is not an option it is an order. It comes not from theologians, but from ‘Theos’.” --- Pope John Paul II
Secular Franciscan Ecumenical Guide Unity in Christ and St. Francis
The Ecumenical/Interfaith Committee
Home Our Rule Our General Constitutions Our Ecumenical/Interfaith Mission Goals Prayer for Franciscan Unity Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Ecumenical/Interfaith Happenings Contacts and Resources	Our Rule The Franciscan Family, as one among many spiritual families raised up by the Holy spirit in the life of the Church, seeks to unite the people of God-laity, religious and clergy-who recognize in their vocation the call to follow Christ more faithfully in the footsteps of Francis and Clare in various ways and forms but in lift-giving union with each other we intend to make present the charism of our common Seraphic Father in the life and mission of the church (Ch. 1.1) .