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Website title: Secular Franciscan Order – USA – Following Christ in the footsteps of St. Francis

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By Chris Leone, OFS
National Councilor, OFS-USA
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Chris Leone, OFS National Councilor

God in his infinite mercy, understands that we will fall short, we will sin –  but he does not leave us in that sin.  Through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, we can be restored to love and friendship with God and receive the grac...


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(This article originally appeared in the TAU-USA Winter 2026  Issue #118)

By Joe Makley, OFS • National JPIC Animator

I remember with great warmth a snowy 2:00 AM drive to pick up our daughter, Grace, at Holy Cross Church in Lewiston, Maine, where the bus had returned from the March for Life in Washington D.C.  She was less ...


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Father is traveling this weekend, so we are reprising last year’s Palm Sunday homily.

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Let us scatter the desires of our hearts, like so many garments at His feet, that He may direct his steps toward us, and make His dwelling with us.


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March 23, 2026 update to a recent blog “Servant of God Adele Brice & Our Lady of Champion (WI, USA)”

From: https://championshrine.org/timeline/

Adele and her companions form a community of Third Order Franciscans and begin to stabilize their missionary work in a farmhouse...


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(This article originally appeared in the TAU-USA Winter 2026  Issue #118)

By Anne Hope Mulqueen, OFS • National Formation Commission

Faith is a gift from God and a grace-filled relationship with the Almighty. As we grow in faith, we are challenged to discern what God expects of us. True faith leads to action, and that action may ...


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