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Bonaventure University,Saint Bonaventure,New York  \n1.FRANCISCAN PHILOSOPHY  \nJohn Duns Scotus,Life,Works,and  \nFr.Allan Wolter,O.F.M.Faculty  \nDoctrine  \nSeminar  \nII.FRANCISCAN THEOLOGY  \nTheology,Part V:  \nBiblical xegesis in the FranciscanFr.Eligius Buytaert,O.F.M.  \nSchool  \nIII.PRACTICAL THEOLOGY  \nFranciscan Spirituality,Part I:  \nSurvey of Schools;Character of Fran-ciscan School  \nFr.Ignatius Brady,O.F.M.  \nCommentary on the(Third Order)  \nRule of Saint Francis,Part IFr.Allan Wolter,O.F.M.Third Order(Secular)Workshop,  \nFr.Gerard Fitzsimmons,O.F.M.Fr.Thomas Plassmann,O.F.M.Fr.Ignatius Brady,O.F.M.  \nPart II  \nFranciscan Retreats  \nLife of Saint Francis  \nReadings in Saint Bonaventure's  \nFr.Philotheus Boehner,O.F.M.  \nDe Perfectione Vitae  \nIV.FRANCISCAN HISTORY  \n(To be announced next month)  \nFor further information regarding courses,credits,accommodations,rates,send for catalog or inquire directly from  \nTHE GRADUATE OFFICE  \nSaint Bonaventure University  \nSaint Bonaventure P.O.,New York  \nCourses pursued at the Franciscan Institute may lead to the degrees of  \nM.A.,and Ph.D.  \nCORD  \nhe  \nVOL. IV NO. II, FEBRUARY 1954  \nCONTENTS  \nOUR MONTHLY CONFERENCE………………………………………………34  \nFr. Silvano Matulich, O.F,M.  \nST. BONAVENTURE’S RULE FOR NOVICES(II)………………37  \nJoseph F.Mahoney, T.O.F.(trans.)  \nTHE OBLIGATION OF ADEQUATE  \nACADEMIC AND THEOLOGICAL  \nTRAINING FOR TEACHING SISTERS……………………………………………43  \nVery Rev.Fr.Theophane Kalinowski, O.F.M.  \nFRANCISCAN EDUCATION(II)………………………………………………48  \nFr. Cajetan Esser, O.F.M.  \nAS FRANKINCENSE BURNING IN THE FIRE………………………59  \nSr. Francis, S.M.I.C.(trans.)  \n+  \n+ +  \nThe CORD, a monthly magazine specifically devoted to Franciscan Spirituality,  \nis published under the sponsorship of the Franciscan Educational Conference by The  \nFranciscan Institute, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure P.O., New York.  \nManaging Editor: Columban Duffy, O.F.M., Christ the King Seminary;Editor:  \nPhilotheus Boehner, O.F.M. Franciscan Institute; Assistant Editor: Sr. Francis,  \nS.M.I.C., Paterson, N.J.; Consulting Editor:Denis Gallagher, O.F.M. Conv.,  \nAlbany,N.Y.Annual subscription,$2.00.Entered as second class matter on November  \n25,1950,at St. Bonaventure P.O., New York, under Act of March 3,1879. Al1  \ncommunications, whether of a business or a literary nature, should be addressed to The  \nCORD, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure P.O.,New York. Cum permissu  \nsuperiorum.  \n# OUR MONTHLY CONFERENCE\n\nSaint Francis'Love of God  \nIn our last conference we considered Saint Francis'love of God.Let us go into a little detail.What seems to have ravished the heartof Francis was the goodness of God.He comes back to the thoughtoften.Thus in his\"Praises of God”,he says,\"Thou are good,allgood,highest good,Lord God living and true.\"In his eyes God iswonderfully good,Supreme Goodness.You can imagine how the soulof such a sensitive man would exult in this sublime conviction.So,to Francis and his early brethren God is “sweet”,the sweet God,thesweet Lord Jesus.  \nThus,by loving the goodness of God,Francis found himself atthe very center of God's essence,love;for the most spontaneousmovement of love is to be good,to give,to communicate,to give itsgifts by creation,to give knowledge of itself through revelation,togive itself irrevocably to mankind through the Incarnation,to giveHis Flesh and Blood to us in the Eucharist,to give us glory throughits grace,to give itself forever and ever by a face to face revelationin beatific vision,for this generous movement of loving and givingwhich is so essential in God cannot satisfy its infinite urge till Hehas given Himself,the infinite Gift.—“Thou are good,all good,highest good,Lord God living and true.”  \nFor any man who realizes all this,a fountain is broken open inhim of boundless joy.Goodness overshadows him,pours itself outupon him by its gifts,po","cbCaigSSrW3FMoaW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigSSrW3FMoaW","pdf",3217085,36,"English","# OUR MONTHLY CONFERENCE\n## Saint Francis’ Love of God\n## Gratitude, praise, and song","[{\"question\":\"What does the conference say about the source of Saint Francis’ joy?\",\"answer\":\"Joy arises from recognizing God’s goodness as “sweet” and supreme, so goodness pours gifts into the soul and draws the person into a transforming beauty.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the text connect love with God’s goodness and giving?\",\"answer\":\"By loving God’s goodness, Francis is placed at the center of God’s essence of love, which moves spontaneously toward giving—creation, revelation, the Incarnation, the Eucharist, grace, and final revelation.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is Franciscan asceticism described as not somber in the passage?\",\"answer\":\"It is portrayed as the “wooing” of the one great love of the heart—goodness done in joy—expressed through songs and gratitude to God through creation.\"}]","CORD - Vol. IV No. II - Our Monthly Conference - February 1954 | PDF",1791861468,91]