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Brothers And Sisters of Charity

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Brothers And Sisters of Charity

The Brothers and Sisters of Charity is a Public association of the faithful located near Eureka Springs, Arkansas at the Little Portion Monastery.

BSC was founded in 1988 by author, musician, and public speaker, John Michael Talbot. He and his wife Viola Talbot are the Spiritual Father and Mother of this spiritual family consisting of over 250 members both monastic and domestic.

“The rule of the Brothers and Sisters of Charity

is the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We should be troubled about nothing except this all encompassing rule.

All that matters is that one be created anew”

 

The Brothers and Sisters of Charity is an Integrated Community

  • We integrate monastic life with domestic life

  • We integrate charismatic spirituality with contemplation

  • We integrate apostolic service with a life of prayer and study

  • We integrate various calls in life: from celibate monastic life, to clergy both Priest and Deacons, to those that are married and those that are single.

  • We integrate the evangelical counsels according to ones state in life: Poverty, Chastity and Obedience

  • We integrate all religions, from a uniquely Christian base

  • We integrate all Christian faiths from a uniquely Catholic base

  • We integrate all religious and monastic traditions from a uniquely Franciscan base.

  • Our primary charism is love and our primary task is to prayerfully worship God

The Domestic expression of the Brothers and Sisters of Charity

The Brothers and Sisters of Charity make permanent professions and lifelong covenant promises. The primary covenant promises of charity are as follows:

  • Poverty: To live a life of apostolic poverty so others might know the wealth of the King of kings.

  • Chastity: To live a life of chastity so others might be wed to the Divine Lover.

  • Obedience: To live a life as bondservants to the King in obedience so others might know the freedom of co-heirs to his kingdom and the divine authority of Him who first humanly obeyed.

“Little Portion Monastery is the most joyful place on earth”
— Margarite Filla

For more information about BSC or to inquire about a cell group in your area, or here in the Grand Rapids area please contact me. I would love to follow up with you and connect you to the right people and the right resources in your area:

For a more personal look, Here is a link to our journey towards BSC.

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Count your Anathema’s

Now while counting the number of anathema’s that one presumes to be under  may sound like a fun and somewhat comical way to pass the time, I was surprised to see that there is still so much misunderstanding out there about the Catholic Churches view toward our Protestant brothers and sisters who are under no anathema. 

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The Grand Rapids Symphony

Grand Rapids has so much to offer when it comes to having a wonderful night out with friends, family or that special someone in your life. You don’t have to go far to have a “perfect” date night. Anneleisa and I love our date nights at the Grand Rapids Symphony. The caliber of musicians, our conductors or guest conductors and touring artists are world class and critically acclaimed. We are blessed to have such a wonderful, musical, cultural opportunity in our backyard

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Hence there exists a close connection and communication between sacred tradition and Sacred Scripture. For both of them, flowing from the same divine wellspring, in a certain way merge into a unity and tend toward the same end. For Sacred Scripture is the word of God inasmuch as it is consigned to writing under the inspiration of the divine Spirit, while sacred tradition takes the word of God entrusted by Christ the Lord and the Holy Spirit to the Apostles, and hands it on to their successors in its full purity.

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The Wild Goose Is Loose is a ministry of Fr Dave Pivonka. TOR, who is a nationally known author and speaker..  The video series is free online and I highly recommend going through these videos for anyone who would like to deepen their faith and their relationship with the Holy Spirit. The Videos are high quality, heartfelt, biblical and offer a truly inspiring presentation of the Holy Spirit and His role in our life and the life of the Church.

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