The Society of Saint Francis

European Province

Franciscan – January 2015

Contents

Minister’s Letter

Community Routes

Articles

Trust and obey – John SSF

An interwoven path – Sue CSF

Why it’s good to be a bad Catholic – Peter Kevern

An open return with an Oyster card – Nicholas Alan SSF

What made you become a Brother?

A climate change version of St Francis’ Canticle of the Creatures A light hearted version with a serious message by Hugh SSF

Book Reviews

Christmas and Easter Sermons in Canterbury Cathedral – Archbishop Rowan Williams

Go to China: The Story of Francis Henry Sprent, missionary Priest in China, Korea and Manchuria – Br Giles SSF (the Rev’d Michael F. Sprent)

A Quiet mind – Uniting Body, Mind and Emotions in Christian Spirituality – Eva McIntyre

Places of Enchantment: Meeting God in Landscapes – Graham B Usher

On Heaven and Earth – Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis) and Abraham Skorka

A New Monastic Handbook: From vision to practice – Ian Mobsby and Mark Berry

Muslims Ask, Christians Answer – Christian Troll SJ (trans. David Marshall)

St Columba: His Life and Legacy – Brian Lacey

Obituary

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