{"id":93968,"date":"2026-02-16T13:20:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/tre-corsi-di-formazione-permanente-nella-provincia-italiana-dellimmacolata\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T13:22:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:22:25","slug":"tre-corsi-di-formazione-permanente-nella-provincia-italiana-dellimmacolata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/tre-corsi-di-formazione-permanente-nella-provincia-italiana-dellimmacolata\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Continuing Formation Courses in the Italian Province of the Immaculate Conception"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>0n January 19-23 and again on February 7-8, 2026, three continuing formation courses were held at the Kolbe Center \u2013 Villa Belvedere in Carini, Italy. The courses were organized by the Commission for Continuing Formation of the Italian Province of the Immaculate Conception (Sicily-Calabria).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Forty-five friars from the thirteen different friaries participated in the first two courses. The overall theme of the courses was <em>\u201cConforming Ourselves as a Fraternity.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em>The facilitator and speaker for both courses was the Vicar Provincial and President of the Commission for Continuing Formation, Friar Rocco PREDOTI, who lectured on the theme <em>\u201cStarting Again from St. Francis to Rediscover the Appeal of Our Vocation.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em>Friar Emanuele RIMOLI, who spoke live from Assisi via an Internet platform, lectured on the theme <em>\u201cWhat is Perfect Joy?\u201d<\/em> The topics the speakers lectured about were further explored in workshops. Everyone appreciated the practical suggestions given on how to foster a sense of \u201cshared spirit\u201d in their personal lives and in their fraternities\u2014conforming themselves to the charism of St. Francis with open hearts, ready to face the challenges of contemporary life.<br \/>\nThe third course, held on February 7-8, was open to both lay people and friars. Forty-five people attended. Thirty-two of them were laypersons and thirteen were friars. The course was led by the Most Reverend Calogero PERI, OFM Cap., Bishop of Caltagirone, Italy. He lectured on the theme <em>\u201cSharing in Francis\u2019 Joy: Conforming Ourselves Together as a Franciscan Family.\u201d<\/em> Starting from the phrase in the <em>Testament<\/em> of St. Francis, \u201c<em>The Lord gave me brothers,\u201d<\/em> Bishop PERI invited the sons and daughters of Francis to live life in the spirit of Easter\u2014passing into new life\u2014cultivating a relational style with God, with their confreres, with the world, and with themselves.<br \/>\nAt the conclusion of the course, two presentations were made. One was on <em>\u201cThe Centenary of the Opening of the Mission in China in 1925\u201d <\/em>(book and documentary film), by Friar Paolo FIASCONARO. The other was on the upcoming <em>\u201cLeonardo VITALE Fraternity Park,\u201d<\/em> by Friar Gaspare LA BARBERA, about a park being built in Palermo, (Sicily) on land donated to the Province by the family of Leonardo VITALE, who was known as the first true mafia repentant, and who converted after a spiritual crisis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Friar Paolo FIASCONARO<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>0n January 19-23 and again on February 7-8, 2026, three continuing formation courses were held at the Kolbe Center \u2013 Villa Belvedere in Carini, Italy. The courses were organized by the Commission for Continuing Formation of the Italian Province of the Immaculate Conception (Sicily-Calabria). 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