Helen Granowski cut a large figure: she was imposing in stature, awesome in intellect, immense in achievements, big on quirks, deep in faith, greatly loved, and profound in the impacts she had on so many. Helen’s achievements, skills and experiences in various domains could be the stuff of numerous long eulogies. My riding instructions today … Continue reading A tribute for Helen Granowski (HBG)
I grew up in a Chinese Church and came into contact with the tssf only in recent years. I was attracted to it and was professed a member in October 2021. Praying the community obedience in the context of daily office became an essential part of my daily life. The portion of the Principles of … Continue reading Praying the Community Obedience – Tony’s story
2021 Day of Penitence, St. Francis College, Milton, 13th March “Transformation within the desert” in this time of the pandemic. Talk 2 – Exploring the strange land, by Ray CLifton tssf Introduction “Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist at a hospital in the city (of Wuhan), became one of the most visible figures in the early days … Continue reading Exploring the Strange Land
Ray Clifton tssf gave three talks for the Day of Penitence for Queensland-B Tertiaries. We post them here because many more Tertiaries will benefit from them. 2021 Day of Penitence, St. Francis College, Milton, 13th March “Transformation within the desert” in this time of the pandemic. 1 Talk 1 – Eucharist – ‘The Shock of … Continue reading The Shock of the Desert
Charles Ringma is a tertiary from Queensland who has published articles and books. You may be interested in reading his article, The Church’s Calling in a Troubled World, published in Zadok papers. In addition, you can read about his book, Sabbath Time.
I have uploaded my first attempt at doing a video to give people a brief overview of our community onto Youtube. Please visist YouTube and comment, rate, the video. Also if you use a social networking site such as MySpace, Facebook etc, or have a website or blog, please consider either embedding (the best option) … Continue reading SSF Video on YouTube
The ‘Friends of the Monastery inc.” is a non-profit organisation which was formed to care for the Monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Stroud, after the Second Order Sisters vacated the premises and it’s future was uncertain. We aim to preserve it’s Franciscan ethos, promote Franciscan spirituality and provide an oasis of spiritual and physical … Continue reading Friends of the Monastery
A blog is short for web log (or journal, diary etc). A blog is a means of sharing your thoughts, opinions, feelings, reflections etc on topics of interest. They range from travel blogs to more profound and philosophical discussions. Authors can post material and visitors can add comments, opening up a series of discussions on … Continue reading Franciscan Blogs
The talks given by Dr Robert Bela Wilhem can now be downloaded from the Patch on a Hurting World resource page. These files are large MP3 files. It is advisable to down load them to your computer before playing them.
The Most Reverend Philip Freier tssf, Archbishop of Melbourne, was recently interviewed by the ABC Radio National’s Religion Report. In the interview he was asked about his active interaction with the public by being ‘out and about’ on the streets of Melbourne. The interviewer then asked him if this new approach had anything to do with him being … Continue reading Archbishop Philip Freier tssf Talks on Being a Franciscan
