You may have noticed that the provinces in the United States have been celebrating their Ordinary Provincial Chapters.
St. Joseph Cupertino, St. Bonaventure, and Our Lady of Consolation Provinces have completed Part One of their Ordinary Provincial Chapters. Our Lady of the Angels Province held a pre-chapter assembly in early April. They are currently in the first session of Chapter.
Would you like to learn more about this important factor in governing the Order? Friar Tim Kulbicki put together a 12-part series on the Constitutions for the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. In Episode 11, he explains different kinds of Chapters, and how all the friars share in determining the ministry and direction of the Franciscan Order.
If you’d like to learn more about the original charism of the Order and how that charism translates into modern terms, check out the series with episodes about Prayer, Vows, Co-responsibility, and much more –
