From the Heart of Our Minister

Posted By Kate Kleinert, on February 25th, 2018

Luke, Seth, John, Joe and Bro. Kip

Friday, February 23, 2018

It is a downright miserable morning! It is very gray and cold and it’s not quite raining. More like ‘spraining’ – something between a sprinkle and a rain. Whatever it is, it is just chilly enough and damp enough to go right through you.

But on this very miserable morning, I am anything but! I have just spent the last few hours with the postulants of the Padre Pio Friary in Philadelphia. Brother Kip Ledger, OFM Cap, is in charge of the Postulants. Last year, I was stunned
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February 2018 - Thoughts from your Regional Formation Director

Posted By Kate Kleinert, on February 5th, 2018

Thoughts from your Regional Formation Director

February 2018

 

Greetings to you my sisters and brothers in Christ and Saint Francis of Assisi.

All peace and good be with you as we say farewell to January and move into February and the Lenten season.

As promised, we will start discussing how the fraternity council and formation team use the Interview Form, Letters of Reference and Sacramental documents, and how to organize formation files. As mentioned in previous letters, all documents must be saved and properly stored.

I will start with what should be saved and filed as part of the
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February 2018 Daily Reflections from Father Francis

Posted By Kate Kleinert, on February 1st, 2018

February 2018

Let every creature in heaven, on earth, in the sea and in the depths, give praise, glory, honor and blessing to Him Who suffered so much, Who has given and will give in the future every good, for He is our power and strength, Who alone is good, Who alone is almighty, Who alone is omnipotent, wonderful, glorious and Who alone is holy, worthy of praise and blessing through endless ages.

Amen.

(Prayer of Saint Francis in the Second Version of the Letter to the Faithful) Excerpts and daily reflections are taken from various sources

1 Francis began
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February 2018 Greetings from Father Francis

Posted By Kate Kleinert, on February 1st, 2018

St. Katherine Drexel Regional Fraternity

Regional Spiritual Assistant

St. Francis of Assisi Friary

1901 Prior Road

Wilmington, Delaware 19809

tel: (302) 798-1454 fax: (302) 798-3360 website: skdsfo

email: pppgusa@gmail.com

February 2018

Dear Sisters and Brothers in St. Francis

May the Lord grant you peace!

In 1263, a priest from the Italian town of Bolsena, while celebrating Mass, after having pronounced the words of Consecration, began to doubt that with those words the bread and wine had truly been transformed into the Precious Body and Blood of
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