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Avila123
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Lovely to her from you Brother JR. Will keep you in my prayers.
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tradcathconvert
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Happy New Year, Brother JR.
Hail Mary x3 for Brother JR and his intentions. St. Francis, pray for him.
Hail Mary x3 for Brother JR and his intentions. St. Francis, pray for him.
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TimothyH
Guest
Donation sent.
What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can his faith save him? If a brother or sister is ill-clad and in lack of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what does it profit? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. (James 2:14-17)
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Melchior_1
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Great to hear from you, Brother!! I am thrilled you were able to attend your daughter’s graduation.
You and your community remain in my prayers. As for something a bit more tangible in a temporal sense, I have provided a small donation to assist.
You and your community remain in my prayers. As for something a bit more tangible in a temporal sense, I have provided a small donation to assist.
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mommyof4
Guest
Great to hear from you, and donation made! Let us know if you need more, we are glad to help. 
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TimothyH
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PaulinVA
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Done!
Glad to hear from you, Brother.
Glad to hear from you, Brother.
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graciew
Guest
Brother ! So good to hear from you . Glad you could visit your daughter and to know you are doing well ! I will find out how donation can be made from here.
Keep us in your prayers ,please , you are in ours. Love to you and yours !
Keep us in your prayers ,please , you are in ours. Love to you and yours !
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tradcathconvert
Guest
Donation made.
Hail Mary x3 for Brother JR and his intentions. St. Francis, pray for him.
Hail Mary x3 for Brother JR and his intentions. St. Francis, pray for him.
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TimothyH
Guest
It put a smile on my face to watch this video from Franciscans of Life.
youtube.com/watch?v=KKOlikeMAKE
Our beloved, bearded, smiling Father Superior Jay (Brother JR) can be seen throughout. this is how I will always think of you Brother, as one of my teachers.
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youtube.com/watch?v=KKOlikeMAKE
Our beloved, bearded, smiling Father Superior Jay (Brother JR) can be seen throughout. this is how I will always think of you Brother, as one of my teachers.
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tradcathconvert
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Hail Mary x3 for Brother JR and his intentions. St. Francis, pray for him.
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Lormar
Guest
Wish I could watch this - Brother Jay in action!
Brother, you are never out of my prayers! I trust all of the temporal needs of your community have been met. How well do I know it is not easy being poor, or having to beg.
God bless you!
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tradcathconvert
Guest
Hail Mary x3 for Brother JR and his intentions. St. Francis, pray for him.
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TrueLight
Guest
A few times a year I always check in here to make sure you’re doing okay, Brother Jay. 
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tradcathconvert
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Hail Mary x3 for Brother JR and his intentions. St. Francis, pray for him.
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Lormar
Guest
Thinking of you, Brother.
You are always in my prayers.
You are always in my prayers.
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tradcathconvert
Guest
Hail Mary x3 for Brother JR and his intentions. St. Francis, pray for him.
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tradcathconvert
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Hail Mary x3 for Brother JR and his intentions. St. Francis, pray for him.
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JReducation
Guest
I hope everyone is having a blessed Lent. I’m sorry that I have not been around, but I’m usually very tired. I do come on board and read your posts and I try to follow some threads without getting involved in the discussion. It’s very tempting to do so. However, when I get involved in a thread I start burning time and energy. Time I have, but energy is a premium right now.
Let’s see, what can I say about myself?
My health is stable. I go to doctors and they say, “You’re not getting better.” However, they don’t say, “You died and forgot to lay down,” or “You’re almost dead.”
I keep reminding myself that one of the wonders of modern medicine is the ability to keep you up and running with a weak engine. It’s like auto mechanics. Fix the machine enough so that you can bring it in again for another tune up.
I’m very blessed. We have had some restructuring in our little community. Brother Bernard is now my constant companion. He’s awesome. We share a cell, so that I’m never alone at night. He makes sure that I take my meds, make use of my oxygen, check my glucos and eat my snack before bed. In the morning he rises early to make me breafast, check my glucose and get my meds. From there I go to community prayers, mass and I can go on a short apostolic run for two hours or so. I enjoy doing that. I love being with the people, especially with my dads in crisis pregnancies. When I get home, I like to study theology and write essays for our blog or for the formation team to use with the postulants and novices. Brother is so kind to me that he just gets a laptop and sits at the same table with me to do his work while I do my thing. We also have Brother Leo at our house. He’s a registered nurse who serves in hospice. But when he comes home he helps me a great deal. He makes me laugh, because he’s always controlling my carbs due to the diabetes.
Community life and spiritual life are beautiful. We’ve had a blessed Lenten season. This year we built in a day of silence and prayer each week of Lent. We usually do a one week retreat. However, I thought that the one week kind of wears off two weeks later. I proposed that we do one day per week, which still adds up to one week. It works beautifully and you don’t pay a lot of money to go to a retreat house. We can go to park or out to the country to spend the day together in prayer and reflection. We have also done them at home, where you turn off the phones and the doorbell. It’s an incredible experience to be alone with the Lord and your brothers. Watching another person pray inspires me to pray.
Our little community is growing. In fact, please keep two men in your prayers. Let’s call them Brother L and Brother A. I don’t have their permission to use their names in public. We will receive Brother A as a postulant on March 23rd and Brother L as a novice at the same time.
Also, please pray for Brother Bernard. He’s the kindest person I know. How many young men in their 20s, with doctoral level education, find peace and joy living with and caring for an old man? Brother is always so happy. I keep asking him if he is OK. He just smiles and says, “I’m very much at peace and I’m happy to be here with you, Father. I enjoy the time I spend with you.” I sometimes wonder if he’s being polite, because I’m “father founder” or if it’s true. Then I look into his sparkling eyes and I see the reflection that can only be explained by the presence of a mysterious inner light. I recall the nights when I have awakened to find him laying an extra cover over me as I sleep, because it’s chilly. He says in his gentle voice, “Are you ok, Father?” I don’t think those things happen just because one is polite. They are only possible when one walks with the Immaculate and her Son.
That’s it for now my friends. Please keep me in your prayers. Also, never forget to pray for the young. The more I see what’s happening in our country the greater my fear for the young. We’re destroying their moral patrimony. For that, we will have to answer.
God
True and charitable obedience is pleasing to God and neighbor
Let’s see, what can I say about myself?
My health is stable. I go to doctors and they say, “You’re not getting better.” However, they don’t say, “You died and forgot to lay down,” or “You’re almost dead.”
I keep reminding myself that one of the wonders of modern medicine is the ability to keep you up and running with a weak engine. It’s like auto mechanics. Fix the machine enough so that you can bring it in again for another tune up.I’m very blessed. We have had some restructuring in our little community. Brother Bernard is now my constant companion. He’s awesome. We share a cell, so that I’m never alone at night. He makes sure that I take my meds, make use of my oxygen, check my glucos and eat my snack before bed. In the morning he rises early to make me breafast, check my glucose and get my meds. From there I go to community prayers, mass and I can go on a short apostolic run for two hours or so. I enjoy doing that. I love being with the people, especially with my dads in crisis pregnancies. When I get home, I like to study theology and write essays for our blog or for the formation team to use with the postulants and novices. Brother is so kind to me that he just gets a laptop and sits at the same table with me to do his work while I do my thing. We also have Brother Leo at our house. He’s a registered nurse who serves in hospice. But when he comes home he helps me a great deal. He makes me laugh, because he’s always controlling my carbs due to the diabetes.
Community life and spiritual life are beautiful. We’ve had a blessed Lenten season. This year we built in a day of silence and prayer each week of Lent. We usually do a one week retreat. However, I thought that the one week kind of wears off two weeks later. I proposed that we do one day per week, which still adds up to one week. It works beautifully and you don’t pay a lot of money to go to a retreat house. We can go to park or out to the country to spend the day together in prayer and reflection. We have also done them at home, where you turn off the phones and the doorbell. It’s an incredible experience to be alone with the Lord and your brothers. Watching another person pray inspires me to pray.
Our little community is growing. In fact, please keep two men in your prayers. Let’s call them Brother L and Brother A. I don’t have their permission to use their names in public. We will receive Brother A as a postulant on March 23rd and Brother L as a novice at the same time.
Also, please pray for Brother Bernard. He’s the kindest person I know. How many young men in their 20s, with doctoral level education, find peace and joy living with and caring for an old man? Brother is always so happy. I keep asking him if he is OK. He just smiles and says, “I’m very much at peace and I’m happy to be here with you, Father. I enjoy the time I spend with you.” I sometimes wonder if he’s being polite, because I’m “father founder” or if it’s true. Then I look into his sparkling eyes and I see the reflection that can only be explained by the presence of a mysterious inner light. I recall the nights when I have awakened to find him laying an extra cover over me as I sleep, because it’s chilly. He says in his gentle voice, “Are you ok, Father?” I don’t think those things happen just because one is polite. They are only possible when one walks with the Immaculate and her Son.
That’s it for now my friends. Please keep me in your prayers. Also, never forget to pray for the young. The more I see what’s happening in our country the greater my fear for the young. We’re destroying their moral patrimony. For that, we will have to answer.
God
True and charitable obedience is pleasing to God and neighbor
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Lormar
Guest
Brother Jay, I for one miss your presence on CAF more than I can tell you.
Thank you for “checking in.”
You are in my prayers each and every day. I hope that you remember to pray for us here at CAF as well.
God bless you, Brother!
Thank you for “checking in.”
You are in my prayers each and every day. I hope that you remember to pray for us here at CAF as well.
God bless you, Brother!
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