As Labor Day approaches, four friars transitioning to new ministries after the Provincial Chapter and Congressus reflect on their work and their hopes for their new assignments. Changes in Scale, Responsibilities Some friars experience a change in the size of a ministry when moving to a new location. Christopher VanHaight, OFM, had a similar experience when he transitioned from pastor …
Celebrating a Saint with Prayers, Community Events and an Award
Friars and their partners-in-ministry commemorated a philosopher, theologian and doctor of the church — St. Bonaventure – this month with a variety of athletic, social, spiritual and academic events. Commemorations began a week before the July 15 feast of St. Bonaventure, the seventh general minister of the Order of Friars Minor and affectionately called the Franciscans’ “other saint.” In Western …
Brother Wind Blows Out Lights at Georgia Easter Vigil
On a breezy night, Catholics at the University of Georgia gathered for the Easter Vigil service. The beginning of the Mass went as planned — candles were lit, 20 RCIA candidates were welcomed into the Church, and the Gospel was proclaimed. Then the lights went out. A strong gust of wind had cut the power to the Catholic Center. Because …
HNP Ministries Honor Our Lady of Guadalupe
Friars and their Latino brothers and sisters gathered earlier this month to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe — the patroness of the Americas — who is officially recognized on Dec. 12. For some, the feast commemorations began with the annual running of the torch, a flame carried by joggers from the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe …