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News from the NECLee Potts, OFS2018-04-30T14:54:21-04:00

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  • National Minister’s Message – Who We Are
    Three years ago, I made a Visitation to Tau Cross Regional Fraternity. Something happened during that visit that made quite an impact, and I have remembered it ever since. Our ongoing formation topic that day was the OFS Rule. I was interested in what the Rule meant to those gathered, so I handed out blank postcards and asked everyone to write down three words – just three words – to describe the Rule. ... […]
  • Did You Know – Updated Translations!
    Does this mean there is a new Rule? No.  The Rule itself has not changed, meaning that the update did not affect the articles of the Rule.  The General Constitutions and the Ritual have also not changed, Then why the "update"? ... […]
  • Diversity – Is a Gift to Us from God!
    There were so many good titles to choose for this article, but I felt compelled to choose this one. It came from Tom Ha, OFS, our Korean brother from Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Fraternity in Houston, Texas. This message has resonated with me so many times this past year. It is so true that Diversity is a Gift to us from God, and what we do with that Gift is especially important. ... […]
  • Multiculturalism and Diversity – Did You Know?
    My ultimate goal is to help others better understand and embrace the different ethnic cultures within our fraternities. The following definitions are taken from that website article (see footnote). [...] […]
  • Did You Know – Transitus Services
  • A Little Bit of Love Goes a Long Way
    When I served as a youth director, each summer we participated in a week-long service program called “Young Neighbors in Action.” One year, our week was spent in an orphanage in Mexico. Among other chores, we were each asked to choose one child and befriend them, rather than spread ourselves among the large group. [...] […]
  • NEW BEGINNINGS WITH A HOPEFUL VISION OF UNITY AMONG ALL PEOPLE
    Pope Francis has been transforming the tone and approach of the Catholic Church towards Ecumenism by reaching out to non-Catholic denominations to reconcile past differences, opening the doors to dialogue and understanding, focusing on what we have in common and not differences, celebrating and reconciling “That they may all be one.” [...] […]
  • Francis of Assisi: Saint and Writer
    The number of Francis’s writings may, at first glance, appear limited. However, consider the era in which he lived, ... […]

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