tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post9070100331214159998..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: We're Not MonksBrother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-1246742721036900422008-08-24T01:25:00.000-04:002008-08-24T01:25:00.000-04:00Yes the distinction is important and the mendicant...Yes the distinction is important and the mendicant has much to offer to the Church as a whole. Whatever the living situation willed by God the important factor is that those in love with Lady Poverty understand the weight and burden of material possession.<BR/><BR/>From a recent comment I made on another blog: <I>"Love of poverty" sometimes stirs confusion because poverty WITHOUT full trust in God is unnerving and the basis for anxiety. So as loving union with God grows (and perfect love casts out fear), so too does an immense desire to trust and become fully dependant on Him (poverty). We actually begin to suspect and loath our own self-sufficiency which is sterile and foolish (humility)."</I> That's my take on the Franciscan path.<BR/><BR/>Our 'Lady Poverty' who is delightful and sets us free has been confused with the 'wretchedness and woundedness' of those who lack trust in the Lord's providence and who suffer angst because of their fear and insecurity.Tausignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02522475697145247296noreply@blogger.com