May 2018 Minister’s Message – Prepare for Pentecost!
Jan Parker has written a wonderful meditation to help us get ready for Pentecost and it is now available on the website.
New Web Site Page: Sources for Secular Franciscan Books and Supplies
A new page was added to the Secular Franciscan USA web site today. It gathers together information about sources for many of the books and supplies Secular Franciscans and OFS fraternities often need.
Read our General Minister’s Letter Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Our Rule
We begin this Jubilee year celebrating the 40th anniversary of our OFS Rule with a letter from our General Minister addressed to all OFS all over the world!
Save the Dates – 2018 National Fraternity Chapter
The 2018 National Fraternity Chapter will be held in St. Louis, Missouri from Tuesday, October 9th to Sunday morning, October 14th.
A Message to Secular Franciscans Regarding the Recent Scandal in the Churches of Pennsylvania
Sisters and Brothers of the Secular Franciscan Order, United States:
The release of the Grand Jury report in Pennsylvania is a cause of sorrow, pain and agonizing self-scrutiny for the Catholic Church in the United States. We are again face to face with the tragic reality of sinful abuse perpetrated on […]
Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 8: Do I live the Gospel?
The eighth set of of cards CIOFS is publishing weekly to help us celebrate the 40th anniversary of our Rule.
Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 2
CIOFS is publishing a series of weekly cards to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of our Rule.
Film recommendation: Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Jan Parker, our national minister, would like every Secular Franciscan to take any opportunity available to see the movie Pope Francis: A Man of His Word.
May 2018 Minister’s Message – National Fraternity Elective Chapter
With the June 13th deadline for making nominations fast approaching, Jan Parker’s newest Minister’s Message reviews the key elements involved in National Fraternity Elective Chapters (the next of which takes place this coming October). These include:
- What are the essential aspects of a Chapter?
- What is the significance of […]
20th OFS Quinquennial Congress 2021: JUBILEE!
In less than four years Secular Franciscans will celebrate the 800th anniversary of the approval of our 1221 Rule. Happily, this special anniversary will coincide with our next Quinquennial Congress, scheduled for the summer of 2021.