Comments on: The Funeral of Brother Francis, in Thoughts and Pictures

By: Brother André Marie

Brother André Marie — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:05:18 +0000

@ Tammy: Thank you for writing this moving comment. Rest assured, we will keep you in our prayers. I hope you enjoy the Loyolas and the Cabots. God bless you and may Our Lady watch over you.

By: Astrid Rammo

Astrid Rammo — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:52:29 +0000

Thank you for posting this. I am most grateful to Brother Francis for the Saint Augustine Institute of Catholic Studies. I will certainly keep Brother Francis, and all the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in my prayers.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:39:34 +0000

I am so sorry to hear of the Center’s loss of a good man. I have received your newsletter for several years and have read it with interest during that time, although I have been away from the Church for the past five years. Your last Mancipia arrived in my mailbox today, and it mentioned that Bro. Francis was facing his final months. As a result, I thought about him all day today, even though he and I never met (however, he did send a thoughtful note to me several years ago in response to a question I sent to him). Then a couple hours ago, I had the feeling I should visit this website–first I went to the Augustine Institute syllabus to see what books it included to read, and I saw that one of them was entitled “The Loyolas and the Cabots.” Having just graduated from a Jesuit university, the title caught my eye and lead me to the online version of the book. I was reading along with great interest when i saw in a sidebar on your website that Bro. Francis had already died. It might sound a little strange, but I honestly think that he somehow lead me to this website tonight–if not Bro. Francis, then at least the news that he was facing his final days brought me here. In any case, I just want to say that I will pray for him, and i want more than anything now to go to confession and begin my way back home to God and the Church. Would you say a prayer for me as well? And thank you so much for the newsletters you have kindly sent to me for so long.

By: Julie Larsen

Julie Larsen — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:47:17 +0000

I wish we could have come, actually I wish Carl could have met Br. Francis. God Bless.

By: ED

ED — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:08:08 +0000

Thank God for Tape and CD’s we will always hear the great wisdom coming through that great lyrical Lebanese accented voice of his. Eternal Rest Grant Unto him Oh Lord and May his soul and all the souls of the FAITHFUL departed rest in peace! AMEN!!!