The following is a complication of recent news from the website of the English-speaking Conference of the Order of Friars Minor, composed of provinces from the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, Lithuania and Malta. On Sunday, Dec. 14, 11 novices received their habits of probation at the Franciscan Interprovincial Novitiate in Burlington, Wis. Those completing the rite of investiture included …
Formation: Novices Begin Year with Classes, First Milestones
BURLINGTON, Wis. — The past four months have been a busy time of prayer, study, community building and settling-in here at the Franciscan Interprovincial Novitiate. Since gathering at St. Francis Friary in August, my fellow novices and I have participated in a variety of workshops, days of recollection and fraternal celebrations designed to help us discern our vocations more deeply …
Fourteen Received as Novices at Aug. 15 Ceremony in Wisconsin
On Aug. 15 — the feast of the Assumption — 14 men, four from Holy Name Province, were received into the Franciscan Interprovincial Novitiate. One provided information and a reflection on this milestone and about the previous six weeks of study and fraternity. BURLINGTON, Wis. — This June and July, my brothers and I spent six weeks living with postulants …
Abraham Joseph Professes Simple Vows in Wisconsin
BURLINGTON, Wis. — This weekend, Abraham Joseph, OFM, professed his first vows as a Franciscan alongside two of his brothers in the novitiate chapel at St. Francis Friary. Provincial Vicar Lawrence Hayes, OFM, received Abraham’s vows on Aug. 2, the feast of Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula. During the ceremony, each novice resolved to live in chastity …
This Month in Provincial History
Some notable August events around Holy Name Province include: One Year Ago Aug. 2, 2013 — Dennis Bennett, OFM, Casey Cole, OFM, Edgardo Jara Araya, OFM, and Ramon Razon, OFM, were among 13 novices from seven North American provinces who professed first vows at the Franciscan Interprovincial Novitiate in Burlington, Wis. (Abraham Joseph, OFM, is professing first vows Aug. 2.) …
Formation Update: ‘The Habit Doesn’t Make the Franciscan’
The novices at the Franciscan Interprovincial Novitiate of the United States OFM provinces are roughly halfway through their yearlong stay in Burlington, Wis. In the reflection below, Holy Name Province’s student friar writes about the novitiate’s activities these past few months. An update about the Province’s postulants appeared in the Feb. 19 issue of this newsletter. BURLINGTON, Wis. — “L’habit ne …
Second National Gathering of Friars in Hispanic Ministry Announced
BURLINGTON, Wis. — Franciscan friars from the seven U.S. provinces are invited to the second national gathering of OFM friars in Hispanic ministry. This year’s “Juntos Como Hermanos — Together as Brothers” gathering will take place at the Franciscan Interprovincial Novitiate from Oct. 6 to 8. Friars involved in Hispanic ministry will have the opportunity to share their experience, strength …