Tag: Zdzislaw J. KIJAS
Blieskastel: Symposium on St. Maximilian M. Kolbe
In December of 2023, the publishing house FE-Medienverlag published the first German language version of the collected lectures of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe, which...
Greccio and the Fruits of the Dark Night of St. Francis
In his book “Greccio and the Fruits of the Dark Night of St. Francis” (Messaggero Padova Press), available in Italian and Polish, Friar Zdzisław...
New Book: Bursting with Life
On November 29, 1223, Pope Honorius III approved the Later Rule of St. Francis of Assisi. This year marks the 800th anniversary of its...
2025 General Chapter – Less than 9500 Hours Away!
On Sunday, June 1, 2025, less than thirteen months or 9500 hours away, our Order will begin celebrating its 203rd General Chapter, if God...
Italy: 2024 OFS Elective Chapter
On May 2-5, 2024, a National Elective Chapter of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) of Italy was conducted at the Domus Pacis Hotel near...
Pilgrimage for Siena College and Its’ New Laudato Si’ Center for Integral Ecology
On April 11-20, 2024, Friar Michael LASKY helped lead a pilgrimage tour in Italy for a group of friars and members of the board...
Relic of St. Francis on Pilgrimage
Between April 21-30, 2024, Friars Guglielmo SPIRITO and Jorge FERNÁNDEZ took a relic of St. Francis of Assisi on a pilgrimage to various locations...
Brazil-Custody of the Immaculate Conception: Diaconal Ordination
On May 4, 2024, the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in Brazil celebrated the diaconal ordination of Friar Fernando PEREIRA...