"There are some who receive ten and give one."
~ Abba Poemen
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The Portiuncula, located in Jerusalem, Ohio, in the Diocese of Steubenville, is home to the Franciscan Lay Apostolate. We are humbly committed to imitating the Gospel life of Christ, and observing the Sacraments. Placing ourselves under strict and holy obedience to the Bishop of Steubenville, the Magisterium, and Father Nick Ward, we follow the Medieval Penitential First Rule of the Third Order of St. Francis, dated 1221 A.D.
Hidden deep in the silence of the human heart is a protest against the complacency of the Christian world.
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You can find love and hate everywhere because you will find what you bring with you. Which is it that you bring with you?
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There is a great chasm between piety and holiness. Piety is mainly external and holiness is in the heart.
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Understand the difference between being simple and being a simpleton. The soul is complex and God is simple and the closer we approach God, the simpler we become in Faith, Hope and Love.
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