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We are delighted to have you visit our web site. Here you will find basic information about who we are — enough information, we hope, to give you an accurate sense of the spirit of our Order and purpose as followers of Christ after the examples of Francis and Clare of Assisi.

The Order of Ecumenical Franciscans is a body of Christians who maintain a devotion to Sts. Francis and Clare and their interpretation of the gospel life. We are a diverse group — male and female, single and partnered/married, clergy and laity, liberal and conservative, straight and gay — with varied abilities and disabilities. Our members' church affiliations include free churches and mainline Protestant denominations, as well as Anglican and Catholic communions.

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Toward Franciscan unity

The Prelude to the General Rule of the OEF says, in part: "We shall strive to be living witnesses among all nations to the great truth that in Christ "there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles, between slaves and freemen, between men and women" (Galatians 3:28); that there are no barriers of race or nations in God's family. There is only the All-loving Creator, the Divine Redeemer, the one fellowship in the All-Wonderful Comforter."

That principle of "no barriers" suggests a oneness which we do not yet see in Creation. We believe that the Church in general, and this Order in particular, are called to bear witness to the unity of God's family, beginning within the household of the Church and reaching out across to people of all faiths.

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Br. David Luke makes life vows

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Br. David Luke Hutton made his solemn profession with the Order last night. In the photo above, the professed sisters and brothers present lay hands on him in blessing and prayer.

The 2010 Chapter and Convocation closes today, June 20.

 

The Franciscan Family

Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone was born in late summer or fall, 1181, in Assisi, Italy. Renamed Francesco by his father, he became Saint Francis to the rest of the world.

Francis was reared in a well-to-do household, imitated the troubadours and knights of his time, became a prisoner of war at 21; and soon after, before the crucifix in the chapel of San Damiano, began a lifetime of spiritual transformation. He began nursing lepers and repairing broken churches. He vowed to live a life "in obedience, in chastity and without property; and to follow the teaching and footsteps of Christ."

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Considering the Franciscan life?

Many of our visitors to this web site are drawn because of some fascination with Francis and Clare. Perhaps they simply want to know more about the thirteenth-century saints whose vision of the Gospel life turned their world on its head. Maybe those who stop by are trying to figure out why twenty-first century people would spend their time and energy on such nonsense. Perhaps they are simply intrigued by the romantic image of Francis after watching Fratello Sole, Sorella Luna (Brother Sun, Sister Moon). But for some reason, they come.

What about you? What brings you to franciscans.com today?

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Saint of the Day
  • St. Gregory the Great
    Coming events cast their shadows before: Gregory was the prefect of Rome before he was 30. After five years in office he resigned, founded six monasteries on his Sicilian estate and became a Benedictine monk in his own home at Rome.

    Ordained a priest, he became one of the pope's seven deacons, ...

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  • John Dembins : Yes it was beautiful! And it was great meeting you Gregory!
  • Gregory Will : What a beautiful retreat. It was wonderful to be with Brothers and Sisters and grow into a sense of what such a community has to offer the world. Not something to be gathered up on a website
  • Michael Grov : Hi Bruce thank you for responding and offering the email address. Happy to say I did in fact send her an email, looking forward to hearing back from her.
  • Bruce Kay : Hi Michael, sorry for the confusion. You can contact the direction of formation, shoshanah kay, email is «email»
  • Michael Grov : Does anyone know who to contact about joining and getting more information? I have been a member of this site for months, i have sent emails with no response. I cant even find the information for the vocation director so that i may try and send a hand written letter of inquiry? Has anyone else had any luck figuring this out? feel free to email me on here as i am a member or my personal email. «email»
  • Alison Coluc : Hi Mattie - welcome! I sent you a private message - this box is sort of hard to have a real talk in, I think. Please feel free to share your questions in the forums section so others can join in.
  • mattie mitch : Hi my name is Mattie I'm in the inquiry stage of joining the Secular Franciscan Order my question is I thought that all Franciscans were the same . I know this other orders following different Staints , but there's different orders within the Franciscan? Also I'm new to the Catholic Faith and very Blessed I found my way home... So if my question seems strange I hope you'll understand I love learning all I can about ways to better follow the Lord and have a closer walk with him.... Thankyo
  • Henry Ham : Hi Robert. Noticed you are online.
  • James Schwar : I see that, at this moment, (4:30 Central, Sunday) you and I are on line. How could I communicate with you -- that would get your attention -- other than this Wall box? And: to what would I pay attention should you (or someone else) direct a note to me when they discover that we are both on line?
  • James Schwar : A question about the mechanics of this site (the whole... not just "Off the Wall":

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