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Minister's Insights
- Winter 2003: National Minister's Vision for the Order
- Spring 2004: Reflections on the Prologue to the Rule
- Fall 2004: Staying onTrack
- Winter 2004: Vital Reciprocity
- Spring 2005: Inculturation at its Peak
- Summer 2005: Inclusiveness
- Fall 2005: The Vine and the Branches
- Winter 2005: Woman of the Eucharist
- Spring 2006: La Novitas Franciscana
- Summer 2006: La Novitas Franciscana II
- Fall 2006: La Novitas Franciscana III
- Winter 2006: Building with Living Stones...
- Spring 2007: I bear only a sliver of Your cross...
- Summer 2007: Continuing to Build With Living Stones
- Fall 2007: A Joyful Sense of Community
- Winter 2007: State of the Order
- Spring 2008: Blessed Easter to you All!
- Summer 2008: Behold the heart that has so Loved mankind...
- Fall 2008: Pearls of Wisdom in an Emerald Setting
Impressions
- Winter 2003: Influence
- Spring 2004: Listening
- Fall 2004: Fraternity Life
- Winter 2004: Lord, Make Us Instruments
- Spring 2005: Our Call to Conversion of Heart
- Summer 2005: Memories of a Pope
- Fall 2005: Reflections of a Spiritual Assistant
- Winter 2005: Reflections of a Spiritual Assistant
- Spring 2005: Impressions: Reflections for a New Year
- Summer 2005: What is Conversion for Third Order Franciscans?
- Fall 2006: Impressions: Co-responsibility, Presonal Presence
- Winter 2006: Living the Rule
- Spring 2007: Impressions: What's in a Name
- Fall 2007: A Story Spirituality
- Winter 2007: Impressions
- Spring 2008: The Lenten Spring
- Summmer 2008: A Pentecost Paryer and a Marian/Franciscan Reflection
- Fall 2008: The 800th Anniversary in 2009 - What's it all about
Formation
- Winter 2003: To Live the Gospel in Life-Giving Union With All Franciscans
- Spring 2004: Let Us Recover Our Full Franciscan Tradition
- Spring 2004: Let Us Recover Our Full Franciscan Tradition
- Fall 2004: Globalization
- Winter 2004: Globalization II
- Spring 2005: Taking Formation on the Road
- Summer 2005: So Now What???
- Fall 2005: Power to Forgive
- Winter 2005: The Power to Serve
- Spring 2006: Post-Vatican II SFO Identity
- Summer 2006: The Local Fraternity...the privileged place
- Winter 2006: Fraternity
- Spring 2007: Beginning Anew
- Summer 2007: Approaching God Through Nature
- Fall 2005: Paths to Conversion
- Spring 2008: Office of the Passion
- Summer 2008: Holy Conversation
- Fall 2008: Celebrating the Franciscan Charism
- Fall 2008: Our Franciscan Spirituality
- Fall 2008: An Irreversable Change: Profession
Youth/Young Adult
- Winter 2003: To Live the Gospel in Life Giving Union with All
- Spring 2004: To Bring Christ To Our Age, Through Francis
- Fall 2004: Globalization
- Winter 2004: Globalization II
- Spring 2005: Transforming Power of the Eucharist
- Summer 2005: Power to Change
- Fall 2005: Power to Forgive
- Winter 2005: The Power to Serve
- Spring 2006: Liturgy
- Summer 2006: True Family
- Winter 2006: Franciscan Youth Congress
- Spring 2007: What Do You Believe
- Summer 2007: Actions not Words
- Fall 2007: Franciscan Youth Congress 2007
- Spring 2008: 2008... What An Adventure
- Summer 2008: Are You Ready For Some Action?!
- Fall 2008: World Youth Day 2008
Family
- Winter 2003: ‘Become Beacons of Light’
- Spring 2004: Our Hearts Aflame
- Fall 2004: Globalization
- Winter 2004: Globalization II
- Spring 2005: Transforming Power of the Eucharist
- Summer 2005: Power to Change
- Fall 2005: Power to Forgive
- Winter 2005: The Power to Serve
- Spring 2006: Family Plans
- Summer 2006: Promoting a Family Perspective
- Winter 2006: Families in the Middle Years
- Spring 2007: The Latter Years...
- Summer 2007: Family Faith Separations
- Fall 2007: Marriage in the Lord
Work
- Winter 2003: Involved in a Life Giving Society
- Spring 2004: Q&A about the All Commissions Conference
- Fall 2004: Globalization
- Winter 2004: Globalization II
- Spring 2005: Transforming Power of the Eucharist
- Summer 2005: Power to Change
- Fall 2005: Power to Forgive
- Winter 2005: The Power to Serve
- Spring 2006: BE-attitudes
- Summer 2006: Serving Our Unemployed Brothers and Sisters
- Spring 2007: We Would Like to Hear Your Story
- Summer 2007: St. Elizabeth of Hungary
- Fall 2007: Holiness and Morality of Our Work
Ecology
- Winter 2003: Cherishing and Sharing in Life Giving Union
- Spring 2004: Letting Go
- Fall 2004: Globalization
- Winter 2004: Globalization II
- Spring 2005: Transforming Power of the Eucharist
- Summer 2005: Power to Change
- Fall 2005: Power to Forgive
- Winter 2005: The Power to Serve
- Spring 2006: The National Ecology Commission
- Summer 2006: Welcome Clara Falzone, SFO
- Winter 2006: Recruiting
- Summer 2007: Franciscan Ecology
- Fall 2007: In Care of the Wild
Peace and Justice
- Winter 2003: In Life Giving Union with All
- Spring 2004: Turning Up the Flame for Peace and Justice!
- Fall 2004: Globalization
- Winter 2004: Globalization II
- Spring 2005: Transforming Power of the Eucharist
- Summer 2005: Power to Change
- Fall 2005: Power to Forgive
- Winter 2005: The Power to Serve
- Spring 2006: Presence in the World
- Summer 2006: Presence in the World II
- Winter 2006: In the midst of conflice and division...
- Spring 2007: Instruments of Peace
- Summer 2007: Franciscan Family Meeting
- Fall 2007: Has War Become a Life Issue?
- Summer 2008: Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation
- Fall 2008: Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation
Ecumenism
- Spring 2004: Our Brothers and Sisters in St. Francis
- Fall 2004: Franciscan Unity
- Winter 2004: Franciscan Unity
- Summer 2005: 'Friends' Way to Christian Unity
- Fall 2005: 'Friends' Way to Christian Unity
- Winter 2005: The Bonding Process
- Summer 2006: A Fresh Start
- Winter 2006: Welcome Ed SHirley, SFO
- Spring 2007: Beyond Tolerance
- Summer 2007: I Am Reminded
- Fall 2007: Dialog and the Q
- Winter 2007: Our Larger Franciscan Family
- Spring 2008: Family Resemblance
- Summer 2008: Our Extended Family: Judaism
- Fall 2008: Islam: Our Abrahamic Cousin
The Charism of St Francis
Fraternal Life
- Winter 2003: TAU: Sign of Salvation/Franciscan Sign
- Invierno 2003: TAU: Signo de Salvación/Signo Franciscano
- Spring 2004: An Introduction to Discernment - Spiritual Decision-Making
- Primavera 2004: Una Introducción al Discernimento y las Decisiones Espirituales
- Fall 2004: Franciscan Life Today
- Winter 2004: Franciscan Life Today II
- Spring 2005: Franciscan Life Today III
- Summer 2005: Franciscan Life Today III
- Fall 2004: Franciscan Life Today
- Winter 2006: Franciscan Living
- Fall 2007: The Way of Franciscan Contemplation
- Winter 2007: Franciscan Living
- Spring 2008: Challenge to Love
- Summer 2008: Another Poverty: Letting Go
Regional Roundup
- Winter 2003
- Spring 2004
- Fall 2004
- Winter 2004
- Spring 2005
- Summer 2005
- Fall 2005
- Winter 2005
- Spring 2006
- Summer 2006
- Winter 2006
- Spring 2007
- Summer 2007
- Winter 2007
- Spring 2008
- Summer 2008
- Fall 2008
Classic Franciscans
- Winter 2003: At Port Ministries Everything Begins With Prayer
- Spring 2004: Greetings and Reflections From Brothers Charlie and Jason
- Fall 2004: Instrument of Peace
- Winter 2004: Canticles in Life
- Spring 2005: Anneta Duveen, SFO...
- Summer 2005: Mission Trek D.C.
- Summer 2005: Loretta's Black Dog
- Fall 2005: The Pilgrim's Cup
- Winter 2005: About My Father's Business
- Spring 2006: God's Palette
- Winter 2006: Queen of Russia, Queen of Peace
- Spring 2007: Fred McCarthy, SFO: The Divine Comic
- Summer 2007: Straub's Lorica
- Fall 2007: El Padrecito Ministries
- Winter 2007: Found In A tailor Shop
- Spring 2008: The Hands and Feet of Prayer
- Summer 2008: A Dog and A TAU
- Fall 2008: Golden Faith and Marriage
Humor
- Winter 2003: A Few Things from the Mouths of Babes
- Spring 2004: Loving Couple/Job Resume for My Life's Work
- Fall 2004: Lighter Side of Life
- Fall 2004: Cartoon
- Winter 2004: Lighter Side of Life
- Winter 2004: Cartoon
- Spring 2005: Lighter Side of Life
- Spring 2005: Cartoon
- Summer 2005: Lighter Side of Life
- Summer 2005: Cartoon
- Fall 2005: Lighter Side of Life
- Fall 2005: Cartoon
- Winter 2005: Lighter Side of Life
- Winter 2005: Cartoon
- Spring 2006: Clean Up! Fix Up! Plant Up!
- Spring 2006: Cartoon
- Summer 2006: Vacation Thoughts
- Summer 2006: Cartoon
- Winter 2006: The World of Children
- Winter 2006: Cartoon
- Spring 2007: Humor Page
- Summer 2007: Humor Page
- Fall 2007: Humor Page
- Fall 2007: Cartoon
- Winter 2007: What's Up, Doc
- Spring 2008: Humor Page
- Spring 2008: Cartoon
- Summer 2008: A'INT LOVE GRAND
- Summer 2008: Cartoon
- Fall 2008: Humor Page
- Fall 2008: Cartoon
Animal Kingdom of God
- Winter 2003: Franciscan Crib Scenes and related thoughts
- Spring 2004: Robin Trilogy
- Fall 2004: Churchtown-Amish Coustry,PA
- Winter 2004: Brandy's Christmas Gift
- Spring 2005: Charlie's Family Reunion
- Summer 2005: Bluebirds
Little Weeds
- Spring 2005: Suffer the Little Children
- Summer 2005: Maintneance v. Sustenance
- Fall 2005: The Foot Bone's Connected
- Winter 2005: The Gift that keeps on giving
- Spring 2006: What a Difference
- Summer 2006: Beginning at Home
- Winter 2006: Passing the Test
- Spring 2007: Plaster Saints
- Summer 2007: Who's Really in Control
- Fall 2007: The Chosen
- Winter 2007: KISS (not the band)
- Spring 2008: Communications 101
- Summer 2008: Little Weeds
- Fall 2008: Epiphany - It's Not Just For The Maji
Feature Stories
- Feature #1 - Winter 2003: Family with the Charism of St. Francis Honored
- Feature #2 - Winter 2003: Mother Cabrini Region Celebrates Patron’s Feast Day
- Feature - Spring 2004: The Power of One at 4 Degrees South Latitude
- Feature #1 - Fall 2004: Our Stories
- Feature #2 - Fall 2004: Jubilee
- Special Supplement on the 2004 All-Commissions Conference (from the Fall 2004 issue):
- Feature #1 - Winter 2004: Our Stories
- Feature #2 - Winter 2004: News & Views
- Special Supplement on the 2004 National Meeting Plymouth, MI (from the Winter 2004 issue):
- Feature #1 - Spring 2005: Our Stories
- Feature #2 - Spring 2005: News & Views
- Feature #3 - Spring 2005: Quarterly Financial Report
- Feature #1 - Summer 2005: Our Stories
- Feature #2 - Summer 2005: News & Views
- Feature #3 - Summer 2005: Secular Franciscans at Your Service
- Feature #1 - Fall 2005: Our Stories
- Feature #2 - Fall 2005: News & Views
- Feature #3 - Fall 2005: Secular Franciscans at Your Service
- Feature #1 - Winter 2005: News & Views
- Feature #2 - Winter 2005: Regional Fraternities Map
- Special Supplement on the 2005 National Meeting Mundelein, IL (from the Winter 2005 issue):
- Feature #1 - Spring 2006: Our Stories
- Feature #2 - Spring 2006: News & Views
- Feature #3 - Spring 2006: New Dedicated Faces
- Feature #4 - Spring 2006: Our Stories
- Feature #1 - Summer 2006: Seculars in Ministry
- Feature #2 - Summer 2006: News & Views
- Feature #3 - Summer 2006: Our Ministry Stories
- Feature #1 - Winter 2006: Minister's Farewell
- Feature #2 - Winter 2006: News & Views
- Special Supplement on the 2006 National Chapter of Elections Marathon, WI (from the Winter 2006 issue):
- Feature #1 - Spring 2007: News & Views
- Feature #2 - Spring 2007: Franciscan Poverty
- Feature #3 - Spring 2007: Francis
- Feature #1 - Summer 2007: CNSA News & Views
- Feature #2 - Summer 2007: Thoughts From the Peace Pilgrimage
- Special Supplement on upcoming Quinquennial Congress in Pittsburgh, PA:
- Feature #1 - Fall 2007: CNSA News & Views
- Feature #2 - Fall 2007: SFO Quinquennial Congress Report
- Special Supplement on the 2007 SFO Quinquennial Congress (from the Fall 2007 issue):
- Feature #1 - Winter 2007: Our Stories
- Feature #2 - Winter 2007: CNSA News & Views
- Feature #3 - Winter 2007: Chapter of the National Fraternity Council
- Feature #4 - Winter 2007: Adoptions/Changes From NAFRA Council Chapter
- Feature #5 - Winter 2007: Celebrating the Feast
- Feature #1 - Spring 2008: Where do we go from here?
- Feature #2 - Spring 2008: CNSA News & Views
- Feature #3 - Spring 2008: Franciscan Action Network
- Feature #1 - Summer 2008: Our Stories
- Feature #2 - Summer 2008: CNSA News & Views
- Feature #3 - Summer 2008: Franciscan Action Network
- Feature #4 - Summer 2008: FAN is off to a Good Start
- Feature #5 - Summer 2008: Eldercare From a Franciscan Perspectivek
- Feature #6 - Summer 2008: Pope Benedict,XVI and Bob Fitzsimmons,SFO
- Feature #1 - Fall 2008: Our Stories
- Feature #2 - Fall 2008: CNSA Notes & Views
- Feature #3 - Fall 2008: Franciscan Action Network
- Feature #4 - Fall 2008: Transforming Power of Love and Pardon
- Feature #5 - Fall 2008: The Pearl of the Franciscan Missions
FYI
- Winter 2003: Family Commission Chairperson(s), All Commissions Conference
- Fall 2004: FYI
- Winter 2004: FYI
- Summer 2005: FYI
- Fall 2005: FYI
- Winter 2005: FYI
- Summer 2006: National Elections
- Winter 2006: FYI
- Spring 2007: FYI
- Summer 2007: FYI
- fall 2007: FYI
- Winter 2007: FYI
- Spring 2008: FYI
- Summer 2008: FYI
Public Relations News
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Multicultural Committee
- Spring 2005Spring 2005: Union of Hearts
- Summer 2005Summer 2005: Transforming Power of the Eucharist
- fall 2005fall 2005: Transforming Power of the Eucharist
- Winter 2005Winter 2005: Today's Challenge - A Multiethnic Church
- Spring 2006Spring 2006: Quinquennial 2007
- Summer 2006Summer 2006: Mexico... Our Culture and the SFO
- Winter 2006Winter 2006: We - Though Many - Are One in Christ
- Spring 2007: Korean Culture: Land of the Morning Calm
- Summer 2007Summer 2007: India: Land of All Religions
- Fall 2007Fall 2007: Many Cultures Through Francis in Christ
- Winter 2007Winter 2007: Many Cultures/Through Francis/in Christ
- Fall 2008Fall 2008: Building Bridges
Eulogies
- Jim Lynch, SFO/TOR
- Fr. Elias Koppert, OFM
- Sr. Manuela Dieringer, OSF
- Lynne Murry, SFO
- Marianne Powell, SFO
- Lawrence Landini, OFM
- Mel Brady, OFM
- Marge Stein
- Vincent Buonassisi
- Spring 2007: Fr. Buening,OFM and Kay Kayes,SFO
- Spring 2008: Anneta Duveen,SFO Memorial
- Summer 2008: Fr. Eckelkamp, OFM and Mujana Darian, SFO
- Fall 2008: Jovian Wiegel, OFM
A Little Bit of History
- Spring 2004 - Dr. Martin Luther King and the SFO
- Fall 2004: A Little Bit of History
- Fall 2004: The SFO Archieves
- Winter 2004: The SFO Archieves
- Spring 2005: The SFO Archieves
- Summer 2005: National Fraternity Historian Appointed
- Summer 2005: Focusing on Regional Archives
- Winter 2005: The SFO Archieves
- Spring 2006: CDs and Archieves
- Summer 2006: A Little Bit of History
- Summer 2007: History
- Fall 2007: History
- Summer 2008: A Little Bit of History
- Fall 2008: A Little Bit of History
- Fall 2008: A Celebration of Franciscan History
Poems
Events
Living by Faith
- Spring 2004 [January issue]
- Fall 2004: Living By Faith
- Spring 2005: Living By Faith
- Fall 2005: Living By Faith
Miscellany
- US NAFRA Presence in the World Survey (Rich Text Format)
- Fall 2004: From St Francis with Love
- Fall 2004: An SFO Neighborhood Idea
- Fall 2004: Connections
- Fall 2004: Quote
- Winter 2004: Bless Our Readers
- Winter 2004: Words & Music
- Spring 2005: Fool for Christ
- Spring 2005: Pondering Tradegy
- Spring 2005: Special Appeals
- Summer 2005: Tribute to JP II
- Summer 2005: Habemus Papam
- Summer 2005: Cultures & Rites
- Summer 2005: Book Reviews
- Fall 2005: CIOFS Visitors Comments
- Fall 2005: Prisoners and the Secular Franciscans
- Fall 2005: Beneath the Father's Will
- Fall 2005: Garden of Prayer and The Martha-Mary Syndrome
- Fall 2005: Our Ministry Stories
- Winter 2005: CIOFS Visitors Comments Part II
- Winter 2005: New Orleans and Katrina
- Winter 2005: New Life in the Present Moment
- Winter 2005: John Bradburne, SFO
- Winter 2005: Book Reviews
- Spring 2006: Budget for 2006
- Summer 2006: The Death Penalty
- Summer 2006: Katrina Lives
- Summer 2006: Our Dining Room a Church?
- Winter 2006: A Plan for Peace
- Winter 2006: Treasure Hunting
- Spring 2007: Little Town of Bethlehem
- Spring 2007: Ancient Walls, Sacred Walls
- Spring 2007: Budget for 2007
- Summer 2007: Quotes for Happy Lifing Ever After...
- Summer 2007: Book Review: Transfiguration
- Fall 2007: A Hiking Story
- Fall 2007: A Bird Story
- Fall 2007: A Fraternity Story
- Fall 2007: Happy Life Society
- Winter 2007: Apostolic Commissions Farewell
- Winter 2007: Welcome to the Franciscan Action Network
- Winter 2007: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
- Winter 2007: Book Reviews
- Spring 2008: JPIC
- Spring 2008: March For Life
- Spring 2008: Budget for 2008
- Spring 2008: Book Reviews
- Summer 2008: Two Anniversaries
- Summer 2008: Backyard Retreat
- Summer 2008: On the Trail Again
- Summer 2008: Origin of Three Distince Orders
- Summer 2008: Essential Elements of Franciscan Spirituality
- Summer 2008: One more Story
- Fall 2008: Making "Peace Making" a Committment
- Fall 2008: Darkness And Light Are The Same
- Fall 2008: Let It Be
- Fall 2008: Deep Gratefulness
Last updated: December 22, 2007