Sharing the Vision
The National Executive Council (NEC) typically meets 2-4 times per year to conduct the business of the Secular Franciscan Order in the United States with a few phone calls in between meetings.
Did You Know – Copying Calendars into MS Word
If you have Microsoft Word, you can copy the whole calendar and paste it into Word.
Conversion and Action on the Anniversary of Laudato Si’
It was Pope Francis, in Laudato Si, who said of Saint Francis: “[He showed us the] inseparable bond between concern for nature, justice for the poor, commitment to society and interior peace."
2018-2021 National Priority: Fraternity Life
“Fidelity to their own charism, Franciscan and secular, and the witness of building fraternity sincerely and openly are their principal services to the Church, which is the community of love” (OFS General Constitutions Art. 100).
National Minister’s Message
The fall issue of the Tau is now online. Enjoy the latest newsletter at https://www.secularfranciscansusa.org/ You will find a complete copy on the lower right-hand corner of the homepage.
Season of Caring for Creation: Sept. 28-Oct. 4
How do I trust in the presence of the “divine seed” in all of God’s creation?
Season of Caring for Creation: Sept. 21-27
How can I demonstrate being meek towards God’s created Earth?
Season of Caring for Creation: Sept. 15-20
Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Water, which is very useful and humble and precious and chaste.
Season of Caring for Creation: Sept. 8-14
Week 2 of the Season of Caring for Creation has begun. See mediations and thoughts from Carolyn Townes, OFS, national JPIC animator.
Season of Caring for Creation September 1 – 7
Pope Francis recently proclaimed September 1 as a World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation as the Orthodox Church has done since 1989, to “draw from our rich spiritual heritage the reasons which feed our passion for the care of creation.”