Our Capuchin Province Elects New Leadership Team

L-R are our brothers John Paul Kuzma, Emilio Biosca, Minister Robert Marva, Brian Stacy & Paul Zaborowski

At our triennial Chapter for our Capuchin Province of St. Augustine, we elected our leadership team to serve for the next three years. Re-elected as Provincial Minister was our brother Robert Marva (center) and chosen to serve as his  Provincial Vicar was our brother Emilio Biosca. Completing the Council were brothers Brian Stacy (re-elected), Paul Zaborowski and John Paul Kuzma.

Our roving brother photographer, Pablo Lopez, has posted his work
on our website Gallery pages for all to remember, celebrate and enjoy.

From our Novitiate: The Caperone, April 2025

 

 

Check out the news from our Capuchin Novices
at San Lorenzo Friary in Santa Ynez, CA,
in April's edition
of their monthly Caperone.

Celebrating 500 Years of Capuchin Life: First Came the Habit

Between April and May 2025, we commemorate half a millennium, 500 years, since a Franciscan Observant friar, Matteo da Bascio, felt God's call in his heart to return to the way of life that he perceived was intended by Francis of Assisi for his brothers.  In the spring (April-May) of 1525, Matteo, wearing a simpler habit and a pointed hood, barefoot and carrying a cross, began his journey as an itinerant preacher. Although at first his desire for a more austere life was not well received, he obtained the verbal approval of Medici Pope Clement VII, who allowed him to live according to this ideal. What was born in the silence and humility of a single friar soon became a legitimized reform that revitalized the Franciscan spirit in Italy and would, ultimately, spread throughout the world.

We'll let Cuthbert Hesse of Brighton's narration mark the occasion (The Capuchins, vol. I, p. 21):

Read about how it all began with a memory and a habit . . .

Our Cleveland Parishes Collaborate on a Lenten Revival

The parishes of St. Agnes/Our Lady of Fatima and Holy Spirit in Cleveland sponsored the Collaborative Lenten Revival on the evenings of Ash Wednesday through Friday, March 5-8 at St. Agnes. It was in conjunction with the four African American Churches of the Diocese, presenting this three-day Revival as a jumpstart for the forty-day Lenten Journey.

See the photos and videos of the event . . .