Looking back at something as broad and deep as my FrancisCorps experience from the vantage point of two weeks since returning to my family’s home in Colorado, it is hard to know where to begin trying to summarize the last year. Like many transformative things, it sometimes feels more like a dream rather than one…
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The Franciscan Charism impacted me in countless ways this year, but one moment at Greccio sticks out above the rest for me. It was there that I realized the importance of how St. Francis made the Gospel tangible for people that otherwise would have never heard, let alone understood, the Good News. He brought live…
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Being in Italy I learned so much about the charism of joy. The joy of being in a beautiful place and seeing the interactions between the friars there. They all showed so much love and gratitude for their brotherhood for each other. It was really inspiring and such a gift to witness. We had so…
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As an eternal English major at heart, my mental landscape and moral compass both tend to be pretty heavily shaped by words, whether that’s little phrases I happen upon in conversation or quotes from books that I copy into some notebook or another to make sure I don’t lose track of them. That may be…
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Intentional communal living is way different from just having housemates or roommates. Upon entering FrancisCorps, the three of us chose to not only live together, but to live intentionally through shared meals, shared hearts in prayer, and shared spaces. These guidelines that originally felt more like rules quickly transformed into memories and moments of laughter.…
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