Our fraternity members scrubbed, painted, washed, and moved heavy furniture during our day of service at the Franciscan Mission Service house, “Casa San Salvador”. The home where the FMS volunteers live and where our fraternity meets was in need of … Continue reading
Assisi Take-Aways: ‘Got a Fresh Tau’
By John Cusick, OFS with Evelyn Rivera Cusick “How was Assisi?” asked a friend after my recent trip there with Fr. Erick Lopez, OFM and 14 others. Most were Latinos from St. Camillus Intercultural Parish in Silver Spring, Md., other … Continue reading
Benefit Concert for Pax Christi July 7th
Marty Haugen, ValLimar Jansen, and Msgr. Ray East will be featured in “A Celebration of CommUnity in Song” on July 7th 2019 at 7:30pm at St. Camillus Catholic Church in Silver Spring, MD. This is a benefit concert for Pax … Continue reading
Enlivened by the Spirit at Annual Regional Retreat
There’s a reason the Franciscan tau does not bear the image of Christ, said Br. Michael Meza, OFM Cap. “We’re called upon to climb that cross. We put ourselves on that cross.” This is our baptismal vocation as “priests, kings … Continue reading
Speed Reflection on the Rule: Article 4
As part of our celebration on the 40th anniversary of our current Rule, members of our fraternity participated in “Speed Reflection”. On a large sheet of paper was posted an article from the Rule. We were all only given a … Continue reading