Saturday, August 2, 2014
Franciscan Servant Leadership
I finished the Handbook for Franciscan Leadership. It was prepared by a group of writers/editors for National Fraternity.
There was much to like in the handbook. Some of the advice and ideas are things I already know or am already doing, but there were many other ideas that I'd known and forgotten, and some new ones. I especially liked that there was a whole section of possible leadership issues with suggested ways to approach them, with references.
It was well worth the read.
What's my next Franciscan read?
Hmmm.
Pax et bonum
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Been reading Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry, a book about Padre Pio. In it he often mentions that people coming to him should join the Third Order Franciscans.
I have been considering of late third orders. The local Dominicans meet on a date when I run my caregiver's meetings, and then a check with the local Opus Dei group found then meet on the night I'll begin classes for 2 years, starting next month. A promise of other chapters contacting me has not been fulfilled.
All of which led me to do a bit of research on the Franciscans. A local chapter meets at a nearby parish on 2nd Sunday afternoons. Say a prayer, if you would, if this is meant to be ...
Good luck - God's grace - in your discerning. Being a Franciscan has been a blessing for me.
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