what is a franciscan?

Question

A Franciscan likes to hear a good story again and again.
The parables of Jesus make good sense to him.
A Franciscan knows little, is filled with wonder.
He accepts his won importance like a sieve accepts water.
A Franciscan sees sounds and hears colors. He experiences miracles
all the time.
A Franciscan sees logic where the rest of us see only mystery and vise versa.
As a fool a Franciscan is hard to fool and is in competition with NOBODY.
A Franciscan has a keen perception of sin especially in himself,
but never passes judgment on others or himself.
A Franciscan usually kneels to talk with God and with children.
A Franciscan never sets an agenda with God; is very patient with God;
lets God free to be God.
A Franciscan thinks the biggest sin is getting in God's way.
A Franciscan doesn't claim an atom of the world as one's own.
A Franciscan really isn't concerned about saving his soul; just loves and trusts God.
A Franciscan stumbles with the lame and flies with the angels at the same time.
A Franciscan grasps life and death with both hands and does not throw them away.
Even asleep, a Franciscan is a consummate liturgist.
A Franciscan finds the light by crawling into dark caves.
A Franciscan is able to cry and doesn't excuse his weeping saying "I'm all right.
It's nothing."
A Franciscan laughs genuinely and merrily and never just to cover over ones fears.
A Franciscan gets to know others by first loving them; and not the other way around.
A Franciscan never expects a price for love and never tries to buy it.
A Franciscan knew all along that trees talk to one another.

Answer 1

The term Franciscan is used to refer to those in Roman Catholic religious orders which follow a body of regulations known as "The rule of St. Francis", or a member of one of these orders. There are also small Old Catholic and Protestant Franciscan communities.

The best known group following "The rule of St. Francis" is the Order of Friars Minor (commonly called simply the "Franciscans"). The Order of Friars Minor is a mendicant religious order of men tracing their origin to Francis of Assisi.

Answer 2

Franciscan are a group of monks that are members and work for the Catholic Church as teachers... Their name has under gone many changes thru out the years but during the settlement of the old west, They were also the ones that tried to tame the American Indian.. There were also the ones that came over with the conquistadors... They are also the group of monks that burned all of the written knowledge of the Aztecs and Incas... And that was just one of the criminal act of the Catholic Church.... They are also the same Group that justified the slavery of the Indians of the Americas... As well as encourage the slaughter of thousands of the Indians of the Americas..................................................................................

Answer 3

a Franciscan is a monk of the order of Saint Frances

Answer 4

Lovely. Is a franciscan a mythological creature? Better to have posted this statement, not a question, by the way, in religion where it belongs.

Answer 5

you forgot a franciscan is that dude in the brown robe.

Answer 6

Umm...I believe this falls under the "Answers" category of this website...?

Answer 7

I think you've got the question covered yourself!

Answer 8

Why did you even ask? I think you thoroughly answered your own question. I do find it very interesting and am glad I read it. Thanks!

Answer 9

If I would be younger, I would join them.