Order of Friars Minor re-elect American general minister
Holy Name Province friars congratulate their re-elected General Minister. L to R: Dominic Monti, John O’Connor, Michael Perry, Kevin Mullen and Brian Belanger.
The Order of Friars Minor recently re-elected American Michael Perry as their General Minister during their General Chapter held in Assisi in late May 2015. Joining him in Assisi were several members of the other US provinces, including those pictured at left from the Most Holy Name Province.
Originally Indiana, Fr. Michael is a member of the Sacred Heart Province based in St. Louis. Throughout his years as a friar, Michael has had a variety of roles, including serving as a member of the vicariate of St. Benedict in Zaire, a staff member of the USCCB, a lobbyist for Franciscans International, a senior technical advisor to Catholic Relief Services, and Minister Provincial for his Province of the Sacred Heart.
Originally Indiana, Fr. Michael is a member of the Sacred Heart Province based in St. Louis. Throughout his years as a friar, Michael has had a variety of roles, including serving as a member of the vicariate of St. Benedict in Zaire, a staff member of the USCCB, a lobbyist for Franciscans International, a senior technical advisor to Catholic Relief Services, and Minister Provincial for his Province of the Sacred Heart.
John Puodziunas, OFM, served as Moderator of the Chapter, alongside General Minister Michael A. Perry, OFM.
Other CMSM members were represented at the Friars' General Chapter in Assisi as well.
John Puodziunas, CMSM Board Member and Provincial Minister of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province based in Wisconsin, served as Moderator of the Chapter. John offered reflections entitled, "Go and repair my church: Chapter gets personal." Read them here.
OFM Provincial Minister Jeff Scheeler of the St. John the Baptist Province based in Cincinnati, preached at Mass for the English-Speaking Conference friars on "May Christ teach you what is yours to do." See video from the Mass inside the Chapel of the Portiuncula here.
John Puodziunas, CMSM Board Member and Provincial Minister of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province based in Wisconsin, served as Moderator of the Chapter. John offered reflections entitled, "Go and repair my church: Chapter gets personal." Read them here.
OFM Provincial Minister Jeff Scheeler of the St. John the Baptist Province based in Cincinnati, preached at Mass for the English-Speaking Conference friars on "May Christ teach you what is yours to do." See video from the Mass inside the Chapel of the Portiuncula here.
MEMBERS OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING CONFERENCE:
- Province of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Franklin, WI, USA
- Province of the Holy Name, New York, NY, USA
- Province of the Immaculate Conception, New York, NY, USA
- Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Albuquerque, NM, USA
- Province of the Sacred Heart, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Province of St. Barbara, Oakland, CA, USA
- Province of St. John the Baptist, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Custody of the Holy Family, Chicago, IL, USA
- Province of St. Joseph, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Province of Christ the King, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Province of the Immaculate Conception, London, England
- Province of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- Province of St. Paul the Apostle, Valletta, Malta
- Province of St. Casimir, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Province of the Holy Spirit, Australia
