Intention, Vision and Values
Our Intention
We seek to encourage, empower, and enable individual members, fellowships and the Third Order as a whole to live more faithfully to our rule and lives as Franciscans by bringing the values of the Franciscan charism of joy, inclusion, and interconnectedness to the issues of Creation, Justice and Peace.
In alignment with our service of work, study, and prayer, we provide our TSSF community with resources for action, advocacy & networking, education, and prayer & liturgy.
Our Vision
We envision a world where life in all its forms, sustained by love, can flourish in right relationship with God, each other, and all of creation.
Our Values
As members of TSSF, we are rooted in the teaching and spirituality of Saints Francis and Clare and believe:
- God dwells in all creation and that every thing is worthy of justice. God’s justice includes ecological, racial, gender, and economic justice.
- As we live as instruments of God’s peace, we can bring healing and reconciliation to our suffering world.
- We are not masters of creation but are in relationship with all as a part of one living system, a unified whole.
Our Resources
Everyday Heroes – Video Interview Series
Click on the image below for a link to interviews with everyday heroes of TSSF – a good way to learn about your fellow tertiaries and what they are doing to bring to God’s creation Justice and Peace.
