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"The Directory says nothing to me!"
Roger Balducelli OSFS, xxxx - yyyy Thus, opens Roger Balducelli's OSFS 1973 draft commentary on the Directory. In trying to capture the...
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Aug 12, 20251 min read


A Chappuis notebook
"It is necessary to make a retreat for many things and yet for only one thing; for there are many things and there is only one." The Good...
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Apr 3, 20251 min read


Joe Woods' Life in Christ--the Way
Joseph E. Woods OSFS In 1951, Fr. Woods (1917-2005) arranged his notes on what he deemed the central mission for disciples formed in...
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Apr 2, 20251 min read


What was the "Catholic Controversy?"
Francis de Sales (1567-1622) Located south of Geneva, the Chablais region of France was, in the 1590s, part of the Duchy of Savoy but was...
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Feb 13, 20251 min read


Vow of poverty and its social implications
In this brief paper, Paul Grehl (1985) outlines the three dimensions of the vow of poverty: juridical, mystical, and social. It is his...
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Feb 4, 20251 min read
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