Mother Cabrini Regional Fraternity of the Order of Franciscan Seculars
Covering the Dioceses of Chicago, Joliet, and Rockford (Illinois, USA).
Living a Spirituality of Fraternal Communion Fr. Ed Shea and Fr. Thomas Ess presented on Radical Inclusivity and The Essence of Living a Spirituality of Fraternal Communion. We had a full house at Mayslake Village. We shared together in Mass, singing, discussion, food and learning. Thank you to everyone who attended and stayed and everyone…
Brothers and Sisters, As you Gather in Fraternity in the upcoming weeks, please ask your members to mark their calendar for the Regional Formation Day on March 11, 2023 We are honored to have Fr. Edward Tverdek from St. Peter’s as a guest speaker who will provide all attendees the opportunity to strengthen their understanding of…
The dates for the Formation Workshop have been changed to September 17-18 (Saturday-Sunday). The workshop will still encompass two full days at Mayslake Village (Oak Brook), with no overnight stay. All local ministers and formation directors are expected to attend, with as many spiritual assistants as possible, and others involved with formation. More information will…
As mentioned in the September SFO News, Fr. Don Blaeser, OFM was transferred to a new assignment and, as such, was no longer able to continue serving as our Regional Spiritual Assistant. Our Region has been working to fill this position, and we’re happy to announce that Br. Joe Middleton, OFM has been appointed as…
During our August 1 Regional Gathering, Fr. Sergius Wroblewski, OFM and Sr. Madge Karecki, SSJ-TOSF gave a presentation on the 800th Anniversary of the Franciscan Order. In addition, Fr. Wroblewski shared a handout detailing the life of Christ with corresponding sections in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Because we received many requests to view…