Continents apart: Two friars Ordained for Ministry
Our brothers Phil White, OFM Cap., and Patrick Monahan, OFM Cap., were ordained in June, and while they were ordained "worlds apart," they could not be more united in our Capuchin brotherhood.
Br. Akolla Is Ordained a Deacon
On Saturday, May 5, 2018, our brother Akolla Etuge, OFM Cap., was ordained as a deacon at the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. He was ordained along with Carmelite friar Jorge Monterosso, O. Carm., by Washington, DC's Auxiliary Bishop Mario Eduardo Dorsonville. Bishop Dorsonville, a native of Columbia, had the opportunity to confer the sacrament with Br. Jorge, a native of Guatamala, and our own Br. Akolla, a native of Camerun, in a truly international moment for our communities in the United States.
Religious Brothers Day: Tuesday, May 1
thank you for the extraordinary life, witness, and ministry
of Religious Brothers in our Church."
Vocation Awareness at Borromeo
Our Capuchin Formation Program hosted a Capuchin Vocation Awareness Program the weekend of March 23rd. Our brother Moisés Villalata, OFM Cap., pastor of our Sacred Heart Parish in Washington, DC, brought seven young men for the weekend, and Alex Hostoffer, OFM Cap., in formation studies in DC, accompanied two other men from the area. A ninth fellow, who is serious about joining the program next year, flew in from Minneapolis, MN. Our Provincial Minister (and former Vocation Director) Tom Betz, OFM Cap., just happened to be at Borromeo that weekend for a meeting of the Board of Trustees and spent the night (which gave Br. Tom a chance to be in the group photos below). I divided the photo in two for a better view of the faces . . .
March Vocation Weekend
A number of men were part of the Vocation Weekend from March 2-4 at Alverno.From the photo, it looks like our a few postulants along with our brothers Francisco Lopez, Rigo Azanwi, Tom Betz, Rafa Anguiano and Andrew Corriente were present to host the inquirers. We also caught friar Lester Knoll and Kristhin Guillen (from the College Formation Program) in the original picture, but the photo below was cropped to allow for larger facial focus. I made sure you could see they were actually there in the second photo, after the jump . . .
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