{"id":25561,"date":"2026-03-18T13:18:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?page_id=25561"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:21:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:21:20","slug":"franciscan-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/franciscan-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Franciscan Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id25561_831932-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25561_831932-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id25561_831932-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id25561_831932-13{background-image:url('https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a-close-up-shot-of-a-textured-concrete-wall-perfect-for-backgrounds-and-designs.-30332202-scaled.jpg');background-size:100% auto;background-position:48% 0%;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:repeat-y;}.kb-row-layout-id25561_831932-13 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.87;background-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);mix-blend-mode:overlay;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25561_831932-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25561_831932-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id25561_831932-13 alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-layout-overlay kt-row-overlay-normal\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column25561_71354f-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25561_71354f-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25561_71354f-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25561_71354f-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25561_71354f-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25561_71354f-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25561_71354f-72{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25561_71354f-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25561_71354f-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25561_71354f-72\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id25561_035853-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25561_035853-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id25561_035853-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(75% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(25% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id25561_035853-fb > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.11;background-image:url('https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/paint-splatter.webp');background-size:cover;background-position:center center;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:no-repeat;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25561_035853-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25561_035853-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id25561_035853-fb alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-layout-overlay kt-row-overlay-normal\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column25561_3e9945-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25561_3e9945-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25561_3e9945-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25561_3e9945-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25561_3e9945-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25561_3e9945-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25561_3e9945-e0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25561_3e9945-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25561_3e9945-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25561_3e9945-e0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Franciscan Life<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Franciscan life is a love story \u2014 with God, with the poor, with the earth, with the stranger. Rooted in the spirit of Francis and Clare of Assisi, these posts explore what it means to embrace simplicity, kinship, and courageous countercultural choices in a world that constantly pushes the other direction. From returning land to Indigenous communities to the spirituality of dumpster diving to what the feast of St. Francis has to teach us today, this is a space for anyone drawn to the Franciscan way \u2014 whether you&#8217;ve taken vows or are just beginning to feel its pull.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column25561_b4a03e-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25561_b4a03e-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25561_b4a03e-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25561_b4a03e-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25561_b4a03e-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25561_b4a03e-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25561_b4a03e-e4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25561_b4a03e-e4 > 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Sometimes urgently, sometimes softly but persistently, several times a day these words echo in my brain. They seem like an interruption and&#8230;<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/02\/05\/prayer-in-a-time-of-chaos\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Prayer in a Time of Chaos<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-25007 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice category-featured tag-discipleship tag-fascism tag-ice tag-jesus tag-murder tag-sacrifice tag-sr-julia-walsh series-messy-jesus-business\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/01\/29\/the-power-of-love-in-the-face-of-evil\/\" aria-label=\"The power of love in the face of evil\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/julia-protestors-horizontal-e1769647986620-1024x597.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/julia-protestors-horizontal-e1769647986620-1024x597.png 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/julia-protestors-horizontal-e1769647986620-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/julia-protestors-horizontal-e1769647986620-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/julia-protestors-horizontal-e1769647986620-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/julia-protestors-horizontal-e1769647986620-1536x896.png 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/julia-protestors-horizontal-e1769647986620-2048x1195.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><div class=\"kt-blocks-above-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice\/\" class=\"category-link-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice\" rel=\"tag\">Equity and Justice<\/a> &#124; 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