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Tag Archives: Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
Charges dropped against founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
You all will remember the plight of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (FFI). They have been under the heavy boot of the Congregation for Religious for a long time now. In the horrid mix were also awful allegations that … Read More
New Commissar appointed over the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
I saw at Corrispondenza Romana the news that a new Commissar has been appointed over the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. The new Commissar (Apostolic Commissioner) is a canonist, Salesian Fr. Sabino Ardito. Two assistants were also appointed, also canonists, a … Read More
Fr. Volpi, Commissar over Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, has died.
From Corrispondenza Italiana: E’ morto padre Fidenzio Volpi … Fr. Fidenzio Volpi is dead. I Frati Minori Cappuccini della Provincia di S. Carlo in Lombardia hanno annunciato la morte di Padre Fidenzio Volpi, all’età di 75 anni. Le esequie verranno … Read More
ACTION ITEM! Help Franciscan Friars!
UPDATE 27 Jan: I thought you might like a follow up about the collection taken for the Franciscan Friars. Here is what I received from my friend who is coordinating the project for them. I wanted to give you an … Read More
Catholic Identity and You
I turn to my email and find a link to a piece by the Vaticanista Marco Tosatti who writes for La Stampa. He drills into the travails of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. HERE (My translation) In sum, in … Read More
Francis and the Franciscan Friars have a meeting
Andrea Tornielli tells us that the Holy Father granted an audience to the embattled Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. Oddly, we didn’t hear about this meeting before. It happened on 10 June. Usually the Pope’s meetings are listed in public … Read More
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Disparity: LCWR v. FFI
I direct the readership’s attention to a post by my friend Fr. Ray Blake, the great PP of Brighton. He makes a great point about the Holy See’s treatment of the LCWR and treatment given to the Franciscan Friars of … Read More
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Another ugly development in the matter of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
I saw this at Rorate: The latest chapter in the ‘visitation’ of the Franciscans of the Immaculate The Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata reported last Friday that the 81-year-old Fr. Stefano Manelli, founder and first Minister General of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, … Read More
Pat Archbolds’ Open Letter to Pope Francis on Franciscan Friars
Pat Archbold has written an open letter to Pope Francis about the plight of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. Here is a sample. Dear Holy Father, I urgently need your help and so do others. I have heard all … Read More
Fr. Z on Fr. Hunwicke on the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate.
I can say with great pleasure that Fr. John Hunwicke, a Catholic priest of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, is blogging again. He had a blog which was for a while repressed by the “powers that be”. He … Read More
Fr. Z on Fr. Finigan on the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
His Hermeneuticalness, the mighty P.P of Blackfen, the Dean of Bexley, the indominable Fr. Timothy Finigan opines on the situation the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate are faced with. The Commissar appointed by the Prefect of the Congregation for Religious, João … Read More
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Franciscans Friars of the Immaculate news
I had placed this entry under password protection after urgent pleas from someone in the FFIs. Enough of the news is out and around now so I am putting back into public view. The goal of the group of Friars … Read More
UPDATE: Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate and restrictions on the TLM
You will remember the hang-wringing and anxiety prompted by the restrictions on the use of the provisions of Summorum Pontificum placed on the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate by the Congregation for Religious. Reminder: The friars had been using the Usus … Read More
Old Mass Lovin’ Franciscans Friars of the Immaculate
If Pope Francis likes religious with old, simple cars, he ought to love these guys.
More on the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate and the Vetus Ordo (TLM)
From Inside the Vatican (my emphases): Minority within Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate wanted to scrap the Old Mass ANDREA TORNIELLI VATICAN CITY The decision to appoint a commissioner to oversee the Congregation of Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate and … Read More
UPDATE on Franciscans Friar of the Immaculate
Here is an update about the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. As you know, the Holy See engaged in a “take over” of the group after there was some division over liturgical matters. HERE At a site of the Franciscans … Read More
REVIEW: 1962 Roman Breviary iPhone app
The Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate created an app for the 1962 Breviarium Romanum. It is now available, FREE, for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. This may be a way for some of you to get more familiar with … Read More
Card. Burke pontificates with the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
Here is some liturgical eye-candy for ya! Go to the site of AirMaria for many more great photos! His Eminence Card. Burke on 26 December pontificated in the Extraordinary Form at the seminary of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate … Read More
