Provincial Events / 13.04.2015
Capuchin Easter Appeal
Capuchin Easter Appeal card_screen Capuchin Easter Giving Remit Eps outside 2015 Easter Giving Ep_Inside 2015...
News / 10.03.2015
Postulant Workshop Focuses on Religious Vows
The postulants from Western America and Mid-America Provinces have been together during the week of March 8-15 for collaborative workshops on the religious vows (poverty, chastity, and obedience). Workshops are taking place at the NAPCC Novitiate (San Lorenzo Seminary) and are being presented by Fr....
Here are some great pictures of Br. Joseph Seraphin, postulants, and laborers, building an adobe chapel at Tres Ojitos, Chihuahua, (Novitiate House). The Novitiate House at Tres Ojitos, Chihuahua, is where first-year men of the Capuchin habit continue to learn about religious life. ...
On Saturday, February 21, at St. Aloysius Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Father Christopher Iwancio, O.F.M.Cap. was ordained to the priesthood. A welcome party for friends, family, and friars was generously hosted by the Sherman Family the evening before the Ordination. On Sunday, Feb. 22,...
Provincial Events / 30.01.2015
Novices Profess First Vows
“Don’t Negotiate with your Vows!” Fr Harold Snider, Provincial Minister, gave this advice to the two brothers who professed the vows of Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience on July 12, 2014 at Mission Santa Ines. Br Lance Houck (30), from Lodi, California, and Br Victor Taglianetti (26),...
News / 30.01.2015
Praising God through the Gift of Rap
This is a great clip of two of our Capuchin Franciscan friars from the Western America Province, Br. Victor and Br. Alejandro, rapping at Joe Melendrez's booth at the LA Religious Education Congress. It was awesome to see them get down and praise God with...
Provincial Events / 29.01.2015
Capuchins Welcome Two New Postulants
Two men were formally received by the Capuchin Franciscans on September 17th, the Feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis, as postulants for the Western America Province. The simple ceremony took place during Vespers in the Nuova Porziuncola at the National Shrine of St. Francis...
On Monday, September 29th, the Capuchin Franciscans Western America Province hosted a successful 22nd Annaul Golf Tournament at the beautiful Green Hills Country Club. We would like to issue a special special thanks to everyone who helped make this year's tournament a joyful and fun-filled...
News / 29.01.2015
Capuchin Brothers Music Ministry
Capuchin Brothers Music is a music ministry within the Capuchin Franciscans - Western America Province. This new music ministry is something we believe will be a great gift to the province and all that we meet as friars. The current team consists of four members: Br....
News / 29.01.2015
Celebrating the Life of Br. Jim Irenaeus Doyle
OBITUARY OF BR. JAMES (IRENAEUS) LAWRENCE DOYLE OFMCap Brother James (Irenaeus) Lawrence Doyle, known simply as Br. Jim. He was born in Sillagh House, Naas, County Kildare, Ireland on Nov. 10, 1922. He was the son of Joseph Doyle and Mary Stapleton. He entered the postulancy...