Tag: formation
Brazil: Meeting on Human Formation
From April 28 to May 2, 2025, the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in Brazil, hosted a formation course at the Beato João Duns...
Germany: “Among Us” Continuing Formation Event
It has become a tradition that once a year the government of the Province of St. Elizabeth in Germany invites the friars to take...
Colombia: Formation Course for OFS and YouFra Spiritual Assistants
On April 28-30, 2025, a formation course for Spiritual Assistants of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) and Franciscan Youth (YouFra) was hosted by the...
Mexico: Generational Continuing Formation Meeting
As part of its continuing formation program, the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico has been conducting some generational formation meetings for...
Brazil-Custody of St. Bonaventure: Custodial Events
In February, 2025, the Provincial Custody of St Bonaventure in Brazil experienced some notable events.
The first of these was a Custodial meeting for men...
Slovenia: Continuing Formation and Province Day
On February 2-6, 2025, the Province of St. Joseph in Slovenia conducted its annual continuing formation week for its senior friars. The event took...
Poland: Formation Week in Niepokalanów Lasek
On November 25-29, 2024, a formation week took place in Niepokalanów Lasek for friars who have completed five years of solemn profession or priestly...
How to Make the Guardian’s Life Easier… Ongoing Formation in Germany
Besides their regular video conferences, the Guardians of the Province of St. Elizabeth in Germany meet once a year with the Guardians of the...
Junior Priests Meeting: A Week of Renewal and Mission in India
On November 3-9, 2024, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India hosted a “Junior Priests Meeting,” a week of renewal and mission...
Romania: Continuing Formation Meetings
On Wednesday, November 6 and Wednesday, November 13, 2024, the Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M. in Romania hosted two continuing formation...
Spirit of Assisi in Peru: Dialogue and Terrorism
On August 5, 2026, I arrived in Lima, Peru, where I was warmly welcomed by my confreres serving at Nuestra Señora de la Piedad...
USA: Our Lady of the Angels, Franciscan Heritage and the Legacy of Charles
On August 2, 2026, the friars of the Conventual Franciscan Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA welcomed four hundred pilgrims...
Kolbe Center Amphitheater Promotes Local Community and Kolbean Charism
On August 1, 2026, the Kolbe Center at Villa Belvedere in Carini, Sicily, Italy, opened its summer season with a full schedule of events...
France-Belgium: A Week of Fraternity and Encounter in Lourdes
On July 24–31, 2026, the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium organized a week of encounter and fraternity in Lourdes. The event brought...
Spirit of Assisi in Ecuador and Ecumenical Formation
On July 25, 2026, I arrived in Quito, Ecuador. This was the first stop on my visit to South America, during which I wanted...