by Jack Zimmerman, Friend of the Franciscan Sisters-OLPH | Jun 27, 2021 | Franciscan Blog, Franciscan Sisters News
“You shall know them by their fruits. Every good tree brings forth good fruit.” MT 7:16a & 17a Until a few short years ago, I had never heard the names Solana, Ernestine and Hilaria. The foundresses courageously followed God’s call to form the Franciscan Sisters... 
by Jack Zimmerman, Friend of the Franciscan Sisters-OLPH | Apr 6, 2021 | Franciscan Blog, Franciscan Sisters News
God’s universe is not structured the way we often think it is or how we think it should be. Why all this pain and suffering? But thank God that creation follows God’s pattern and plan and not ours! Like the women in chapter 16 of Mark’s Gospel, our intentions are... 
by Jack Zimmerman, Friend of the Franciscan Sisters-OLPH | Mar 8, 2021 | Franciscan Blog, Franciscan Sisters News
One of the traditions of the Catholic faith that I treasure most is the observance of the Lent. Discipline is not a very popular concept these days, but I think our forebears in the faith, including Clare and Francis, the Desert Mothers and Fathers and many saints,... 
by Jack Zimmerman, Friend of the Franciscan Sisters-OLPH | Jan 14, 2021 | Franciscan Blog, Franciscan Sisters News
It’s not news that this past year was tough for lots of people. Symbolic though it may be, I’ve never been so happy to recycle my old calendar and hang up a new one! I’ve always been an optimist—a glass half-full person. Perhaps that’s partially why this last... 
by Jack Zimmerman, Friend of the Franciscan Sisters-OLPH | Dec 9, 2020 | Franciscan Blog, Franciscan Sisters News
I have heard it said that there are “Easter Christians” and “Christmas Christians”—people who prefer one holiday over the other. While I certainly like Christmas, I’ve always been more of an Easter Christian, but I’ll save explaining why for another blog. Like so many...