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 …
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The Provincial Administration has announced a new assignment for Scott Brookbank, OFM. He was appointed for a three-year term as guardian of St. Francis Friary in Burlington, Wis., home of the Franciscan Interprovincial Novitiate where Scott has been stationed since 2012. The assignment, announced by Assumption BVM Province, is effective July 1. Last month, the Provincial administration announced the names of new leaders for …