Blessed Father Frederic August Newsletter

The following is an excerpt from a letter written to the Poor Clares by Fr. Michael A. Perry, OFM, Minister General, on the occasion of the Feast of St. Clare 2020. 

“Lord God, look, I have been left here alone with you.” You probably recognise that this heartfelt cry of desolation was uttered by our Mother St. Clare on Christmas Eve 1252 when, incapacitated by her serious illness, she could not join her sisters in celebrating the Nativity of the Lord. How can we fail to see in it the lament of Jesus during his agony in the Garden of Olives? And that of so many of our brothers and sisters who, threatened by Covid-19, suffer isolation so distressing for the human heart?...  read more

Well4Africa Project
Well4Africa is an initiative launched by the National Fraternity of Canada whose objective is to dig wells for some of the struggling communities in Africa and thus allow them to have their own source of fresh, clean water.

The OFS National Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) Team is calling all Secular Franciscans from across Canada to join in this life-saving initiative. Without a doubt, Well4Africa has and will continue to save lives in African communities where people can only dream of having clean water, the essential gift of creation.                               See the full newsletter