Friar Luca Pacioli
Part Six – An introduction to Friar Luca Pacioli This series is an excerpt from a presentation by Friar Joseph Wood. (Check out Part Five for a recap of the earlier…
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Friar Luca Pacioli
Monte Frumentario
Part Five – A recap of first four parts & the Monte Frumentario This series is an excerpt from a presentation by Friar Joseph Wood. It’s been a while since this…
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Monte Frumentario
Reimagining JPIC
In April, Friar Michael Lasky, the General Delegate for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) visited the Novitiate in Arroyo Grande, California. While there, he taught a class about…
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Reimagining JPIC
Giving a Good Pope to the Church
Conventual Franciscan Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo, who participated as a cardinal elector, spoke about the process and the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the Church’s 267th pope, Pope Leo…
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Giving a Good Pope to the Church
Pope Leo XIV
Friar Carlos A. Trovarelli, Minister General, wrote a 'Greeting to Pope Leo XIV.' You can read the entire message at ofmconv.net - ...We clearly recall what St. Francis of Assisi…
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Pope Leo XIV
Two Friars Profess Solemn Vows
The rule and life of the Order Friars Minor Conventual is to observe the Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ by living in obedience, without anything of one's own,…
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Two Friars Profess Solemn Vows