“Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say rejoice” (Philippians 4:4). We hear these words usually on Gaudete Sunday where jubilance is in the air, for “the Lord comes forth from His holy dwelling” Zachariah declares! Oh, we want to rejoice with all our hearts! We want to leap like a stag, see with new eyes, hear joyous stories and …
SAR Directorate’s Aging with Grace Video Series:
A Moment with Alan Thomas in St. Petersburg, Florida
In the latest video installment of the Aging with Grace series, Alan Thomas, OFM, makes it very clear why he is content in retirement ministry at St. Anthony Friary in St. Petersburg, Florida. “Life here is very good – because I don’t like snow,” Alan says in the December 2022 release https://youtu.be/bpMCBmTeiPk of the monthly video series, A Moment With… …
Siena College Names New President
Charles Seifert, Ph.D., has been appointed the 13th president of Siena College. His appointment was unanimously advanced by the presidential search committee, which included representatives of all campus constituencies, and came with the unanimous support of the Board of Trustees at a Dec. 2 meeting. Dr. Seifert will succeed Chris Gibson, Ph.D. (’86), who on Sept. 6 announced to the …
Invitation Accepted!
More Than 70 Friars from Around the Country Respond Yes to Vocation Ministry for New U.S. Franciscan Province – and That’s Just for Starters
When OFM friars Conrad Targonski, Jeffrey Scheeler, Scott Slattum, and Roger Lopez received a letter inviting them to serve in vocation ministry for the new U.S. Franciscan province, there was no hesitation in their response. “When do we start?” was the collective refrain. This was the resounding yes that the National Vocation Office had hoped to hear from friars around …