SKD Formation Monthly-November 2019
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State of the Region – Annual Meeting 2019 It’s been a busy, busy year and there is a lot to report on. First let’s talk about the changes at the Regional Level. Ted and Gretchen Bienkowski have resigned their positions on the Regional Council for personal reasons. I am very, very saddened at this but I understand that life happens and we need to roll with it. I would like to publicly thank Ted and Gretchen for everything they have done in the last 3 ½ years. They traveled many miles with me for visitations, elections and special visits with You Can’t Blow a Kiss to Your Leper We are often asked “who” or ‘what’ our leper is. That can be a tough question or one that is glaring at us from every angle. Once we figure it out, how do we approach our leper? When St. Francis heard God command him to rebuild His church, Francis didn’t contact United Builders Local 500 and ask them to put in a bid for the job. No, Francis rolled up his sleeves, scrounged for materials and got down and dirty. Literally. When Pope Francis was newly elected, there was a phrase being November 2019
Most High, all-powerful, good Lord, Yours are the praises, the glory, and the honor, and all blessing, To you alone, Most High, do they belong, and no human is worthy to mention Your name. Praised be You, my Lord, with all Your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, … Sister Moon and the stars, …Brother Wind, … Sister Water, … Brother Fire, … our Sister Mother Earth, … Praised be You, my Lord, through those who give pardon for Your love, … Praised be you, my Lord, through our Sister Bodily Death, from whom no one living can St. Katherine Drexel Regional Fraternity Regional Spiritual Assistant St. Francis of Assisi Friary 1901 Prior Road Wilmington, Delaware 19809 tel: (302) 798-1454 fax: (302) 798-3360 website: skdsfo email: pppgusa@gmail.com November 2019 Dear Sisters and Brothers in St. Francis, The Lord give you His peace! Is it possible to live the Gospel to the letter, with all of its divine demands, crucifying renunciations, and blessed certitudes? Yes! … but with a condition! We must allow ourselves, as St. Francis of Assisi did, to be seduced by the love of Christ. We faithfully embrace, learn, and live this love more deeply when |
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