(This article originally appeared in the TAU-USA Summer 2024 Digital Issue #112)

CONGRATULATIONS

BISHOP JAMES RUGGIERI, OFS

Bishop Ruggieri, who was previously a pastor in Providence, Rhode Island, was ordained a bishop on May 7, 2024, soon after being professed into our Order on April 13, 2024. He has been assigned to the Diocese of Portland which encompasses all of Maine.

This is a link to an article written about Fr. James Ruggieri‘s food truck: https://www.wpri.com/news/street-stories/bishop-elects-beloved-food-truck-leaves-lasting-legacy-in-ri/

To read the article about Bishop Ruggieri’s ordination, go to:

https://portlanddiocese.org/bishop-ruggieri-ordained

Cardinal Sean O’Malley and Bishop James Ruggieri during Ruggieri’s ordination Mass in Portland, Maine, on May 7, 2024.

Credit: McKenney Photography

https://www.secularfranciscansusa.org/2024/10/07/congratulations-bishop-james-ruggieri-ofs/

Fr. Christopher challenges us with the “the mystery, beauty, and sometimes the highly demanding nature of human relationships”.  Our Franciscan charism is intensely relational, and relationships are front and center in today’s Scripture readings.

Father’s Homily – video

Father’s Homily – text

Question:  Do you know who the Friars on the right-hand side of this painting are?  Comment on this post if you can name them.

https://www.secularfranciscansusa.org/2024/10/05/the-gospel-through-a-franciscan-lens-27th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-fr-christopher/