The Foundational Texts: The True Understanding of the Congregation According to Fr. Brisson

Texts of Fr. Brisson chosen by Fr. Roger Balducelli, OSFS, edited and revised by Dialogue With Us, Common Identity Subcommittee

Texts Related to Community Life

#7 “Love is our special bond.”

#8 “In order to be a good Oblate, one ought not to isolate oneself, acting individually.”

#17 “It is your duty to preside, but how are you to preside?”

#18 “The mortification of charity” and “the mortification of a good Capuchin.”

#27 “There are some who do not feel obliged to be charitable toward their Superiors.”

#32 “The precept of charity well understood ought to inspire in us respect for one another.”