May the Lord give you peace! On the Feast of the Portiuncula, I took some time to reflect on the following words of Thomas of Celano: Although Francis realized that the kingdom of heaven is found in every dwelling on earth, and though he believed that heaven’s graces are imparted everywhere to God’s chosen ones, he had…
SAVE THE DATES!
Save the Dates! Sunday, July 31: Nominations for National Elections! If you are interested in serving in any of the elected offices for NAFRA, please contact Bob Burnham, Regional Minister for more information. The elections themselves are held in Detroit on October 15. Saturday September 10: We will have our Regional Formation Day! The topic will be on servant leadership. All our encouraged…
Regional Cross-pollination
Take some time to visit other fraternities in your region. Ask your minister to excuse you from a monthly gathering (or even a few) so you can go on a pilgrimage to other fraternities. Report back to your fraternity about what you experienced. Maybe this will help your fraternity get a new perspective. We are, after…
Marytown Eucharistic Conference
St. Francis of Assisi can be one of the most misquoted and misunderstood Saints of the past 2000 years. We know St. Francis, not from Hollywood films or popular culture, but from his writings and early biographers. Fr. Benedict will show us the importance of the Eucharist and the Priesthood in the life and spirituality…
Broken links and missing newsletters
Madam webmaster has upgraded securities and somehow broke all the links. She is fixing them. The newsletters for January, February, March, May, June, July, August and September have gone missing! Please be patient while your webmaster solves this curious case. UPDATE!!!! THE LINKS ARE FIXED! If you have a problem accessing these, please let me…