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Category: 20th OFS Quinquennial Congress 2022
- Updates on Quinquennial Celebration Aug. 3-7 in Phoenix
- National Minister’s Mesage: Great Things Can Happen
- Consider Experiencing the ‘Q’ in August 2022
- Calling All Early birds!
- Read about speakers for Q
- Registration is open for the 2022 Quinquennial Congress
- Q Event Schedule Available
- Pray for Q 2022
- Q is coming
- Q is coming and here is why
- 2022 Quinquennial Congress is coming
- 20th Quinquennial Congress : Phoenix Arizona – August 18-22, 2021
- 20th OFS Quinquennial Congress 2021: JUBILEE!
Category: Announcements
- St. Bonaventure University Offers Summer Franciscan Formation
- Study and Live the Beatitudes
- National Minister Announces New Members Appointed to DSFF Board
- 2021 Chapter Documents Available
- Paraclete Press Online Retreat – Prayer, Our Deepest Hunger
- Guidelines for Fraternal Life During Social Distancing
- Pope Francis’ Extraordinary Blessing Live March 27, 1pm Eastern
- Join the recitation of the rosary live at the Vatican
- Pope Francis calls for worldwide rosary today, March 19
- Formation Course for National Spiritual Assistants to the OFS Ends Today in Rome
- Welcoming Fr. Chris Shorrock, OFM Conv., to the CNSA
- Announcing New CNSA Website Pages!
- New website feature: Interactive map of local fraternities
- OFS Mission Opportunity – To Assist Migrants and Refugees
- Pray Crown Rosary on Good Friday
- Good Friday Collection for the Holy Land
- Christmas Messages From Our National and International Ministers
- Website committee looking for help
- Nation Executive Council Election Results
- Families Crises – A Letter from our National JPIC Animator
- Film recommendation: Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
- Celebrate the Rule with this new CIOFS video
- Deadline extended for OFS/FMS trip to Bolivia
- The new Secular Franciscan USA website is now online!
Category: Celebrate the Rule Cards
- Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 9: Do I adapt my involvement in the OFS…
- Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 8: Do I live the Gospel?
- Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 7: Do I strive for perfect charity?
- Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 6: Do I follow in the footsteps of Francis?
- Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 5: Do I receive the body and blood of Jesus?
- Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 4: Do I Do Penance?
- Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 3
- Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 2
- Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 1
Category: CIOFS
- 2021-2022 Annual Reports Available Online
- General Minister encourages Franciscans to continue life of love, service and leadership, following the example of Jesus Christ
- Pope and Franciscan World Leaders Appeal for Prayers and Fasting on Ash Wednesday in Solidarity with Our Ukranian Brothers and Sisters
- Franciscans called to pray for peace in Ukraine on Ash Wednesday
- A message from the General Minister Tibor Kauser for the Feast of the Pardon of Assisi
- A message from His Holiness Pope Francis on the occasion of our Rule’s 40th anniversary
- Read our General Minister’s Letter Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Our Rule
Category: CNSA
- Breakaway Group Activily Seeks to Draw Members from OFS
- The Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Francis of Assisi
- Our Life in Christ and Our Public Life
- National Spiritual Assistants Focus on Impact of Pandemic
- A Culture of Contempt
- Awakening!
- The Virus and the Emmaus Road – Fr. Christopher, T.O.R.
- Easter Sunday 2020, Fr. Christopher, T.O.R.
- Make Your Weeks Ahead Holy
- Secular Franciscan Spirituality – NSA Course November 2019
- Father Michael Higgins Videos of Life-Giving Union Talks Now Available
- Our Life-Giving Union – Discernment and Discussion – August 2019
- Congress of National Spiritual Assistants in Progress in Rome
Category: Did You Know
- Did You Know – Sliders on Home Page
- Did You Know – Formation Fridays Available On-Line
- Did You Know – Keeping our Focus on St. Francis of Assisi Topics
- Did You Know – Prayer page
- Did You Know – Updated Translations!
- Did You Know – Transitus Services
- Did You Know – Copying Calendars into MS Word
- Did You Know – New on Home Page “Fraternity Life”
- Did You Know – About Digests & Where to Find
- Did You Know – Categories on Blogs
- DID YOU KNOW
Category: Formation
- Devotion of Francis to Mysteries of Christ’s Life Topic of New Series
- Memoriale Propositi: Going home. A Formation Project That Renews Us
- Pope Francis addresses Secular Franciscans
- MY STORY: UNITY IN A MULTICULTURAL FRATERNITY
- Fratelli Tutti Resources – and more – now on OFS-USA Website!
- The Final Test of Servant Leadership in the Secular Franciscan Order is Love
- “Jesus Never Invites Us To Failure!” Servant Leadership in the Secular Franciscan Order
- COME AND MARCH FOR LIFE IN PRAYER
- “On the Care and Feeding of Our Fraternities”
- Accompanying Young People: Looking Back, Looking Forward
- Reflection On Our Franciscan Senses
- 2018-2021 National Priority: Fraternity Life–Living Fraternal Communion
- We need to Be More Welcoming to Build Our Church & Our Fraternities!
- A “Trinity of Be-Attitudes” with an “Examination of Conscience” Concerning the Vitality of our Fraternities
- The Primary and the Four Marks of a Vibrant Secular Franciscan Fraternity
- “Prayer, Formation, Fraternal Sharing and Necessary Business, and in this order!”
- The Franciscan Command to Smile!
- Lady, Holy Queen, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Virgin!
- The Road to Emmaus
- The San Damiano Crucifix
- Prepare The Way of The Lord!
- What Does It Take to Get to Heaven – Five Point Plan Pgs 97-100
- The Blessed Mother, St. Francis & All of Us (from Five Point Plan)
- Taking, Blessing, Breaking, Giving
- One Possible Answer to the Mystery of Perfect Joy
- The Heart of Our Faith is the Person of Jesus Christ pg 72-75
- The (Still) Basic C’s of the Franciscan Charism 5PointPlan pg 64-70
- Follow Me – Five Point Plan pgs 59-63
- Praying The Rosary for Our Four Fraternities
- Conversion Times Three–Five Point Plan Pages 29-33
- The Beatitudes of Penance – Five Point Plan pg 23-26
- Brothers and Sisters of Penance – Five Point Plan pg 19-21
- “Fraternity and Francis” In Following the Franciscan Way
- For All The Saints: St. Francis’s Five-Point Plan for Salvation
- Take a Mindful Franciscan Pause to Thwart Bias
- Prayer: The Soul Of All We Secular Franciscans Are And Do
- Mary: Mother and Model
- National Minister’s Message – Formation Visioning Workshop
Category: Fratelli Tutti
- A FRANCISCAN CULTURE OF CARE
- A Franciscan Approach to Today’s Times
Category: From the Newsletter
- A Visioning for Formation: As in St. Francis’ Time, Spirit of Age Ultimately Doesn’t Satisfy
- CNSA and NEC Respond to Questions and Provide Updates – Highlights of National Chapter
- Formation Team Reveals Ritual as a Treasure, Highlights of the National Chapter
- Award Represents All Working For Justice and Peace – Highlights of National Chapter
- She Is on the Margins – Highlights of the National Chapter
- Recognizing the Power of Loving, Serving – Highlights of National Chapter
- The Call to ‘Rebuild My Church’ – Highlights of National Chapter
- National Chapter Virtually Engaging and Inspiring
- Franciscan Living: See, Hear, Become
- OFS-USA Accessibility Committee Established
- New Beginnings with A Hopeful Vision of Unity Among All People
- The Spirit Is A Movin’
- Becoming Prayer for Peace and Social Justice Part 2
- Sharing the Vision – News from the Executive Council
- Franciscan Living – God Alone
- Transcendence or Immanence?
- Holiness Behind Bars
- National Minister’s Message – Who We Are
- Diversity – Is a Gift to Us from God!
- Multiculturalism and Diversity – Did You Know?
- A Little Bit of Love Goes a Long Way
- NEW BEGINNINGS WITH A HOPEFUL VISION OF UNITY AMONG ALL PEOPLE
- Francis of Assisi: Saint and Writer
- Becoming Prayer For Peace and Social Justice – Pt 1
- “Who Goes There?”
- From “Life Giving Union” to the Franciscan Family Forum
- FRATERNITY LIFE – FRATERNITY AND ITS BEGINNING
- SHARING THE VISION – News From The Executive Council
- STEADY, FRANCISCANS
- FRANCISCAN LIVING
- THE ROAD TO EMMAUS: A PERFECT MODEL TO FOLLOW
- Ecumenical Interfaith Committee Joint Committee on Franciscan Unity
- Formation Commission – TAU-USA Issue # 102
- Local Fraternity is the Heart of the Order
- NATIONAL MINISTER ADDRESSES STATE OF THE ORDER
- Chapter Becomes Historic First in OFS History
- Fraternity Life 2018-2021 National Priority
- Reclaming the Bay!
- Ecumenical Interfaith Committee Joint Committee on Franciscan Unity
- ENCOURAGEMENT, FELLOWSHIP AND PRAYER IN THE AGE OF PANDEMIC
- Bringing Peace
- Franciscan Living
- “If Today You Would Hear His Voice, Do Not Harden Your Hearts”
- St. Anthony & the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Moving Forward: It’s Up To Us
- WE ARE ONE
- Regional Diversity Team
- Race Relations and the Secular Franciscan Order
- Racism – What’s A Secular Franciscan To Do?
- FRANCISCAN MINDFUL DIALOGUES
- Conversion and Action on the Anniversary of Laudato Si
- Sharing the Vision
- 2018-2021 National Priority: Fraternity Life
- National Minister’s Message
- From Humble Beginnings. . .St. Francis of Assisi Deaf Fraternity
- ST. PADRE PIO SECULAR FRANCISCAN FRATERNITY, GUAM
- Lockdown
- FRANCISCAN LIVING
- Embracing Technology in Times of Necessity and Change
- NATIONAL ARCHIVES OFS-USA
- Formation Commission
- Celebrating Sister Mother Earth
- As We Look to Our Own Wellbeing, Think of Others
- REMEMBERING FATHER LESTER BACH, OFM CAP.
- Sharing the Vision – Multicultural News from the 2019 Chapter
- YouFra Team Brings Youthful Exuberance
- New Formation Initiative in the Limelight – National Chapter 2019 Highlights
- Our Secular Franciscan Spirituality As Experienced In Prayers – Day 2
- Our Franciscan Spirituality As Experienced in Our Prayers – DAY 1
- National Gathering – Kick off by Bishop Mulvey
- The National Chapter 2019-2020 “Seemed to Have It All”
- State of the Order: 2019 New Rule, New Unity, New Vision
- State of the Order: Renewal and Priority of Fraternity
- State of the Order 2019 – Our History Forms A Trajectory
- State of the Order 2019: The Signs of the Times leads to Visioning
- State of the Order October 2019 – Part 1
- Franciscan Living: A Different Kind of Beauty
- Stretching
- Christ Incarnate, The Second Person of the Blessed Trinity
- Gentleness in Fraternity Life
- Why Is It Important for Catholics/Secular Franciscans (OFS) to Collaborate Ecumenically?
- National Priority 2018-2020 Fraternity Life
- Summer Seminar for Secular Franciscans “Clare of God”
- National Minister’s Message – TAU-USA Summer/Fall 2019
- 160 Years – Utica, NY Fraternity Celebrates with Awards and Street Signs
- My Franciscan Life
- 30 Years of Human Rights Advocacy at the UN
- The Prologue: Lens of the Rule
- Recognize Fraternal Life: Relationship
- National Minister Message TAU-USA Spring 2019
- Catholic Social Teaching and Fraternity Life
- A Visioning for Formation
- What’s in a name? NAFRA vs. OFS-USA
- XV General Chapter Takes Order to New Level
Category: JPIC
- Season of Creation Begins
- ‘Where there is a need, there is a Franciscan’
- Conversion and Action on the Anniversary of Laudato Si’
- Season of Caring for Creation: Sept. 28-Oct. 4
- Season of Caring for Creation: Sept. 21-27
- Season of Caring for Creation: Sept. 15-20
- Season of Caring for Creation: Sept. 8-14
- Season of Caring for Creation September 1 – 7
- Animator Notes: Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Newsletter Special Edition
- Statement on Racism from the National Commission of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation of the U.S. Secular Franciscan
- World Water Day on Laetare Sunday from Carolyn Townes, OFS
- Lenten Season of Peace – J.P.I.C. from Carolyn Townes
- JPIC Award Honors Works with Refugees
- 1000+ Ways to Share – A JPIC Service Project October 18, 2019
- JPIC 2019 New Year’s Letter
- OFS USA Chapter Update: 2018 JPIC Award Presented
Category: Living the Beatitudes
Category: Minister’s Message
- National Minister’s Message: Chosen for Each Other
- A Pentecost Message from the Minister General
- Minister’s Message: A Call to Prophetic Creativity
- Celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Minister’s Message
- Minister’s Letter with Letter from Minister General – Coronavirus
- National Minister’s Message Lent 2020
- Minister’s Message Christmas 2019
- National Minister’s Message November 29, 2019
- Easter Messages From Our National and International Ministers
- Happy Feast of the Holy Family!
- June 2018 Minister’s Message — Our Jubilee Begins!
- May 2018 Minister’s Message – National Fraternity Elective Chapter
- May 2018 Minister’s Message – Prepare for Pentecost!
Category: National Chapter
- NAFRA Guidelines Concerning Secular Franciscan Prison Ministry
- Service Project Aids 1,000 Immigrants
- National Chapter meeting underway in Corpus Christi
- The election has begun…
- 2018 State of the Order
- 2018 National Chapter
- Save the Dates – 2018 National Fraternity Chapter
Category: New Resource
- Fillable Transfer Form Available Online
- New Web Site Page: Sources for Secular Franciscan Books and Supplies
- New Resource: Vocations Tool Kit
Category: News from the NEC
- 2021 NAFRA Chapter and National Elections
- Results of the General Chapter (CIOFS) – Conclusive Documents
Category: Prayer and Spirituality
- Pray as Francis Prayed with Office of the Passion This Lent
Category: Prophetic Creativity
Category: Slider Image
Category: The OFS Rule
- Important Resource Material on the OFS Rule
Category: Ukraine
- Pope Francis calls bishops to join him in consecrating Ukraine and Russia to Blessed Mother on Feast of the Annunciation
- Friars Work to Keep Hope Alive in the Ukraine
Category: Uncategorized
- Interfaith Council Seeks Leader Applicants
- Miserando atque Eligendo
- Medieval Missal Used by St. Francis of Assisi on Display
- Value of Nativity Scene Continues, Says Pope Francis
- Secular Franciscans’ Service Project to Aid 1,000 Immigrants
- A Message to Secular Franciscans Regarding the Recent Scandal in the Churches of Pennsylvania
- The Padua Program
Category: Website Housekeeping
Category: YouFra
- Secular Franciscan Order and YOUFRA to Hold Day of Prayer on the First Sunday of Advent

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