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Shared Mendicant Origin
- Both Franciscans and Dominicans arise from a shared mendicant movement blending monastic life with active preaching.
- They converged historically to bring contemplative practices into city-centered apostolates for evangelization.
Formative Years At A Franciscan University
- Father Gregory describes his time at Franciscan University of Steubenville and the friars who shaped his college experience.
- He recalls friars who encouraged vocational discernment and formed a generous campus culture.
Poverty as Franciscan Identity
- Franciscans embrace poverty as an identity and spiritual spouse ('Lady Poverty'), leading to recurring internal debates about strictness.
- Poverty functions as a radical sign of dispossession and ongoing call to gospel intensity in Franciscan life.