WASHINGTON — What wears brown and white, and runs all over? Several Holy Name Province friars are lacing up their sneakers and taking their ministry and Franciscan presence on the road. Six demonstrated their interest in social justice and fitness last week by running in a road race to benefit needy families in the nation’s capital. Two others in Upstate New …
Encountering God’s Presence Through Ministry Assignments
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Ministry is an integral part of the formation program at Holy Name College. As we, the simply professed friars, find ourselves in the midst of our new ministerial assignments, we are also finding new ways of encountering the presence of God in our midst. Discovering God’s Grace Three of us serve as hospital chaplain interns. George …
Formation Update: Postulants Begin Year with Classes, Visits
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Five men interested in learning more about the Franciscans to determine whether they want to become friars have spent the first weeks of their postulancy getting acquainted with the Province and the Order. They have participated in retreats and workshops, and met friars and partners-in-ministry throughout the mid-Atlantic area. Three days after arriving at Holy Name College …
New Website Shares Information, Stories about Robert Lentz
SILVER SPRING, Md. — An online venture has been launched for Robert Lentz, OFM, a master iconographer stationed at Holy Name College. A new website, RobertLentz.com, provides a glimpse into his work through stories and videos about his life as an artist, a friar and a contemplative human being. Through the website, Robert will release a series of videos and …
Spanish Vocation Retreat Set for September
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Men aged 18 and older who would like to learn more about the Friars Minor are invited to attend a Franciscan Vocation Discernment Retreat in Spanish at Holy Name College. Members of the Province’s Hispanic Ministry Committee will lead the retreat. The Sept. 5 to 7 event is an encore of last year’s retreat, described as “an …
Student Friars Prepare for Summer Assignments
SILVER SPRING, Md. — From New York City to Florida — that is where seven of the Province’s student friars will be stationed this summer. Joseph Nangle, OFM, director of post-novitiate formation, announced the following assignments: John Aherne, OFM, will serve at Sacred Heart Parish, Tampa, Fla. Dennis Bennett, OFM, will be in Guatemala and Nicaragua for language study. George Camacho, OFM, will …