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 …
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 …