Please share with your fraternity. (En español abajo) Advent is a time of waiting and meditation. We think about the coming of our Lord and Savior in the Incarnation and the part that Mary and Joseph played in his life. During this month we can use the words in the...

(en español abajo) Korean translation attached in a separate PDF. Please share with your local fraternity This month we have been focusing on Servant Leadership. Today we offer the characteristics of good servant leaders (in no particular order). You may be able to add to the list based on the...

(en español abajo) Korean translation attached in a separate PDF. Please share with your local fraternity The Handbook for Servant Leadership, published by OFS-USA in 2010, contains a wealth of information that can guide us in being or becoming excellent servant leaders. This week we are inspired by our models:...

(en español abajo) Korean translation attached in a separate PDF. Please share with your local fraternity The Handbook for Servant Leadership, published by OFS-USA in 2010, contains a wealth of information that can guide us in being or becoming excellent servant leaders. For the next few weeks we will focus...

(en español abajo) Korean translation attached in a separate PDF. Please share with your local fraternity During the month of November, the entire Church prays for the dead. St. Francis meditated on Sister Death throughout his life. Toward the end of his earthly life, he spoke of Sister Bodily Death...

(En español abajo) Korean translation attached in a separate PDF When We Gather in Chapter for the Fraternal and Pastoral Visitation In the USA, Regional Chapters are held each year and have a profound effect on that region’s members. On the regional level, elections and visitations take place every three...

(en español abajo) Korean translation attached in separate PDF. Evangelization and Evangelist Last week we presented the new 2025-2028 National Theme, “Go into the world and proclaim the good news.” (Mk 16:15). This week, we answer a question that is implied in that theme. “Define for us as Secular Franciscans...

(en español abajo) Korean translation attached in a separate PDF Reflection on the National Theme: "Go into the world and proclaim the Good News." (Mk 16:15)   At the OFS USA National Chapter held recently in Maryland, it was decided that the national theme for 2025-2028 will be “Go into...

[Recursos en español abajo] (Please share with your local fraternities) Korean translation attached in separate PDF. St. Francis of Assisi: Trinitarian Man St. Francis yearned for relationship with God the Father. His goal was to follow Christ who would guide him to the Father. He wanted to be loved by...

 (en español abajo) Korean translation attached in separate PDF. Preparing for the Feast of St. Francis--His Prayers and a Novena Please share with your local fraternity As the feast day of St. Francis approaches, we share a link to the Novena to St. Francis which starts on September 25th. Also, this week we...

The Stigmata of St. Francis September 17th Did you know that…? + St. Francis received the Stigmata around the feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross in September of 1224--two years before his death. +He was praying on Mt. La Verna preparing for the feast of St. Michael the...

  (en español abajo) Korean translation attached in a separate PDF. Please share with your local fraternity Discernment before electing or being elected to a Secular Franciscan Council National elections are coming up on September 13th. There will also be elections in many regions and in many local fraternities. If...

(en español abajo) Please share with your local fraternity Why was the TAU Cross so important to St. Francis? Why do we OFS wear the TAU?The TAU, as a symbol of sanctity, comes from Ezekiel 9:4 "Go through the city of Jerusalem and put a TAU on the foreheads of...

(En español abajo) Korean translation attached in a separate PDF.   True and Perfect Joy: Franciscans and Suffering Even in suffering, Francis experienced confidence and joy from: + the experience of the fatherhood of God; + the invincible faith of rising with Christ to eternal life; + the experience of...

(En español abajo) Korean translation attached in a separate PDF. Please share with your local fraternity Secular Franciscans are Subtle Evangelizers (Part 2) When we are professed, Secular Franciscans deepen our baptismal commitment. We are called to be in the forefront of evangelization. We may not be knocking on doors...

(En español abajo) Korean translation attached in separate PDF. Please share with your local fraternity Secular Franciscans are Subtle Evangelizers, Part 1 Through our baptism, all Christians are called to be "priests, prophets, and kings." We are called to proclaim the gospel every day of our lives. In a recent...

The Pardon of Assisi – The Porziuncola Indulgence—Celebrated on August 2 (en español abajo) Korean translation attached in separate PDF. Please share with your local fraternity + The sixteenth century Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels envelops the tiny chapel known as the Porziuncola. + This chapel was one...

Please share with your local fraternity (en español abajo) Korean translation attached in a separate PDF. What Makes Secular Franciscans Different from Other Catholics? (Part Five) This week we look at Our Relationship to our Founder Our knowledge of and relationship to our founder is an important part of our...

Please share with your local fraternity (en español abajo) Korean translation attached in a separate PDF. This week we look at Our Franciscan Spirituality Our Franciscan Spirituality—comes from the spirituality of our founder, St. Francis of Assisi. Franciscan spirituality is incarnational, intensely Eucharistic, and penitential. We often hear the words...

Formation Friday July 11, 2025 Please share with your local fraternity (en español abajo) Korean translation attached in separate PDF. What Makes Secular Franciscans Different from Other Catholics? (Part Three) This week we look at Our RULE OF LIFE AND GENERAL CONSTITUTIONS. Our Rule and Constitutions—We Secular Franciscans are blessed...