Franciscan Sisters of the Poor US Area

Wow! Our recent meeting with noted author and community expert, Peter Block, was a real eye opener! Can you imagine a community (neighborhood, church, congregation) focused on the gifts of each member? Each person’s interest focused on what she does best rather than what problems she faces? Committees designed to do the work that people (at least 3 of them) actually want to do – and feel committed to do – and actually will do because they love to do it? If we want to change and renew our community, we need a real paradigm shift – and it may be that this is it. We are a Community blessed with so many very good, talented, educated, committed, and holy women that we cannot help but succeed, if only we acknowledge and set aside our problems and build on the wonderful gifts God has given us!