The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal are growing and rumors of the friars receiving pontifical recognition later in the spring flowering.
The novice master Father Glenn Sudano has his hands full with 17 new novices. He invested them with the grey habit recently. May they be given the grace of perseverance. The novitiate is at Most Blessed Sacrament Friary in
More pictures here.
The vocation director, Father Gabriel, would be happy to hear from you if you thought God was calling you to a mendicant’s vocation. Call him at (212) 281-4355.
May God bless them abundantly through the intercession of our father Francis. Now that 20 years have passed since the schism among us that produced the CFR, I pray that my brothers might let go of any hurt. For perhaps we have something to learn from these brothers. As Francis put it, “ut melius catholice observemus!”