Category: Padre Pio News Blog
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Nine Area Catholics Professed as Secular Franciscans
Nine area Catholics declared their permanent profession to the Order of Secular Franciscans during the Liturgy of the Word on Saturday, June 27, at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Raleigh. Officiating were Father Steve Kluge, OFM, spiritual assistant to the Padre Pio fraternity, and Lee Cunningham, OFS, fraternity minister. Lynn Oeser, a member of…
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The Graces to Succeed – Story about Father Ed McKenzie, OFM
Provincial Spiritual Assistant (and former secular Franciscan) Fr. Ed McKenzie, OFM, has an interesting perspective on Francis the warrior and Francis the saint, reports Mary Stronach, OF. She and her husband Bob, OF, had a chance to meet Fr. Ed at the recent Spiritual Assistant and Formation Visioning conferences in Kansas City. Afterwards, Bob wrote an article…
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