Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Peace to you! The opening talk was excellent! Please take some time to listen. The link is below.

Peace and blessings from the Q!

Diane

Quinquennial Kicks Off in Phoenix

The 20th OFS-USA Quinquennial Congress began with a welcome dinner Wednesday night at the downtown Sheraton in Phoenix, AZ. Mass followed in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary just two blocks from the hotel. More than 600 Secular Franciscans are on hand for the event. Thursday’s keynote featured Fr. David Couturier, OFM Cap., who spoke on “Called to Build a More Fraternal and Evangelical World: Secular Franciscans as a Community of Care and Moral Transformation.”

Diane F. Menditto, OFS

Chair, National Formation Commission

Formation Director, Our Lady of the Angels Region
Formation Director, St. Francis Fraternity, Hackensack, NJ