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Road Trip!

Follow the journey of two friars across the country

Posted on May 15, 2015 by CaseyOFM

California, Coast to Coast, Edgardo Jara, franciscan friars, fraternity, Friar Road Trip, road trip, road trip documentary, San Luis Rey, West Coast East Coast

It may surprise some to know that I have almost no idea what I will do with my life. Isn’t being a friar a life-long commitment? What’s there to know? While this may be true, being a friar isn’t a job, it’s a… Read More

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Posted on September 12, 2014 by CaseyOFM

Ministry

campus ministry, career, franciscan friars, job, Ministry of the Word, ordained ministry, sacramental ministry

Perception and Reality

Perception and reality are two things that do not always match up. Sometimes, what we see is not exactly what is actually there but rather the projection of our own experience: when we encounter something that is unfamiliar to… Read More

Posted on August 17, 2014 by CaseyOFM

Discernment

Catholic Church, franciscan friars, perception is reality, priest scandal, public opinion, public persona, religious, religious habit

The Medium is the Message

As Christians, I’d say that our “message” is pretty good: the eternal and all loving God, wanting to be one with all that God created, became human, experienced all that we experience, died and rose again forgiving all… Read More

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Posted on June 1, 2014 by CaseyOFM

Fraternity

Being who we say we are, franciscan friars, fraternity, Holy Name Province, humility, integrity, medium is the message, poverty, practice what you preach, prayer, provincial chapter

Breaking In The Habit

Road Trip!

When I Grow Up I Want To Be…

Perception and Reality

The Medium is the Message