As the Year of Consecrated Life continues, the Province’s vocation director encourages friars to view the year as a chance for renewal, and to look for new ways to continue supporting those who may be discerning a vocation to religious life. The words of the psalm, “My flesh and my heart may fail; but God is the strength of my heart …
Seasonal Reflection: Wake Up the World
As the Year of Consecrated Life begins, one friar encourages Franciscans to reexamine their faithfulness to their founding charism. With the Order’s General Chapter approaching, he recommends friars reconsider the role of non-ordained friars in the Order. A couple of days ago, we began celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life, which runs from Nov. 29 to Feb. 2, 2016. In announcing …
Monastery of the Holy Land to Offer Series on the ‘Year of Consecrated Life’
WASHINGTON — The Monastery of the Holy Land has announced a program for men and women religious about the upcoming Year of Consecrated Life. A monthly series of discussions titled “Claiming our Future” begins Tuesday, Dec. 9 and will continue through January 2016. The gatherings will be simulcast on www.myfranciscan.com. More information can be found in a flyer and by …
Year of Consecrated Life Begins in November
In less than a month, Advent will be here. On that same weekend, Nov. 29, the Year of Consecrated Life will begin. This 14-month period, whose theme is “Wake Up the World,” was announced last year by Pope Francis after a meeting of the Union of Superiors General. The event is an opportunity to celebrate and to communicate the forms …