Formation and studies
General Secretariate for Formation and Studies
Personnel:
- Br. Vidal Rodríguez ofm (Baetica Prov. – HISPANIA)
General Secretary for Formation and Studies – Tel. +39-0668491384 – eMail: formgen@ofm.org. - Br. Sergiusz Baldyga ofm (Assumptionis B.V.M. Prov. – POLONIA)
Vice-Secretary – Tel. +39.0668491234 – Fax. +39-0668491385 – eMail: sbaldyga@ofm.org.
It is the duty of the General Secretariat for Formation and Studies, in dependence on the Minister General: 1. to moderate all formative activity in the Order; 2. to promote and coordinate formation and studies with suitable means and appropriate initiatives; (Cf. PCO 81, 74.) 3. to ensure the implementation of all that has been expressed and decided by the authorities of the Order with regard to formation and studies and to oversee their observance; (Cf. PCO 81, 89.) 4. to develop an ever-greater cooperation and dialogue between formators. (Cf. PCO 81, 89.)
Documents prior to 2010
Information for OFM Studies
International Meeting of Secretaries for FS: Registration
Dearest brothers, May the Lord give you peace! The Preparation of International Meeting of Secretaries for Formation and Studies which will be held in Italy (Saint Mary of the Angles, Assisi) from the 8th to the 22nd September 2013, proceeds and we ask you to fill (obligatorily) the register form Click here
Ongoing formation: “rekindle the gift of vocation”
A group of Brazilian friars, on the 25th anniversary of their religious life, are making an experience of lifelong learning on “rekindle the gift of a vocation.” This experience is coordinated by the Secretary General for Formation and Studies OFM and organized by the Service for Training and Studies (SERPE) of the Conference of Provincial Ministers of Brazil OFM (CFMB). (more…)
Service of “Fidelity and Perseverance”
In the afternoon of April 23, 2013, the second pre-seminar organized by the Fidelity and Perseverance Service was held at the Pontifical University Antonianum in line with mandate 48 of the General Chapter of Assisi OFM of 2009. (more…)
North Salvic Conference – Workshops for Masters
In the friary of Bronowice of the Province of St. Mary of the Angels in Krakow, from April 8-13, 2013, like every year, there were workshops for Masters of the North Slavic Conference. Seventeen Masters gathered from the following Polish Provinces: Saint Francis (Poznan), Holy Mary of the Angels (Krakow), Immaculate Conception (Krakow), and the Assumption of the BVM (Katowice). There were present as well Masters from Provinces: Saint Michael the Archangel (Zhytomyr -Ukraine) and Most Holy Savior (Bratislava – Slovakia). (more…)
Material for Easter 2013
The Church lives the joy of the morning of the Resurrection in which Christ conquered both sin and death and thus lives forever. Alleluia! This joy is also a source of joy for the Franciscan family who praises, blesses, and sings the joy of this Easter of the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus. (more…)
Masters in Franciscan Formation at the Antonianum
On Easter Monday, March 25, 2013, there was a day of meetings regarding the Masters in Franciscan Formation at the Institute of Spirituality of the Pontifical Antonianum University in Rome. (more…)
Minister General Visits the Fraternity of Father Allegra
On Wednesday March 20, 2013, the Minister General, OFM, Br. José Rodríguez Carballo, OFM, visited the International Franciscan Fraternity of “Blessed Father Allegra OFM” of Rome, as is customary before Easter. (more…)
Forming for the Mission
As in previous years, on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, a formation meeting was held at the Franciscan International Fraternity of “Father Gabriele M. Allegra, OFM ” in Rome, on “Forming for the Mission”, by Br. Massimo Tedoldi, OFM, Secretary General for Mission and Evangelism, and Br. Vidal Rodriguez Lopez, OFM, Secretary General for Formation and Studies . (more…)
Ash Wednesday at the Antonianum
On February 13, 2013, the Minister General, Friar José Rodríguez Carballo, OFM, presided over the celebration of the Eucharist on Ash Wednesday at the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua in Rome for both College fraternities, St. Anthony and Blessed Gabriel Allegra. (more…)
Lent 2013
We begin the Lenten journey towards Christ, our Passover. With the heart turned toward the Lord, we walk with the whole Christian community, bringing this world closer to the Kingdom of God, moved by faith, hope and charity. Benedict XVI, in his message, invites us this year to unite faith and charity in the only hope of this Lent of 2013 because “believing in charity prompts charity.” (more…)
Next LIVE events
24.05.2013, 18:00 CET:
Mass by Mons. Fr. José R. Carballo, OFM
26.05.2013, 09:00 CET:
Mass of Sending of new missionaries.
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