November 10, 2017 - the Carmelite NGO

Curriculum on Laudato Si': Laudato Si' can change the world

The Carmelite NGO presents the Curriculum on Laudato Si', which teaches high school students around the world the wisdom of Pope Francis' earth-care Encyclical. The Curriculum is for grades 9-12, with an adult Study Guide for college classes and study groups. Do you know of a school that may be interested in this...please share.
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There is also an Adult study Guide available.
Sept 3, 2017

​A Franciscan Prayer Service
to celebrate the Season of Creation 

 From September 1 to October 4
Here is a Canadianised Season of Creation prayer service; an update of one produced last year. It includes some reflections from a practical guide aimed for the Canadian situation by the Canadian Bishops (1 September 2017) to help us engage more deeply with the challenge of Laudato Si'. The reflections, questions and resources for action, are under the headings See, Learn, Pray, Act. I find them very good and will definitively use them. I hope you will too!
- Andrew Conradi ofs, National JPIC Animator

ORIENTATIONS FOR THE CREATION AND ANIMATION OF A COMMISSION FOR JUSTICE, PEACE, AND INTEGRITY OF CREATION AND INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE

This is a tool prepared by the CIOFS Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation and Interreligious Dialogue to give OFS members a basic introduction to JPIC issues, a start to commit themselves in JPIC. For those who wish to go deeper in JPIC knowledge go to Understanding JPIC prepare by our own Andrew Conradi, National JPIC Animator.
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"The Franciscan Journey" JPIC Supplements 


The Franciscan Journey (Updated version 2010) by Lester Bach, OFM Cap.
JPIC supplements by Andrew Conradi, ofs (JPIC National Animator), 2016

Introduction to Integrating JPIC into Initial Formation
​The Franciscan Journey (Updated version 2010) by Lester Bach, OFM Cap does include JPIC material but not as in depth as a growing awareness in the Franciscan Family believe should be the case; especially in light of Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home (2015) which The Franciscan Journey pre-dates.
JPIC supplements contain additional material from Understanding JPIC by Andrew Conradi, ofs (National JPIC Animator) to integrate JPIC into Franciscan Journey at particular relevant places/times in formation. JPIC supplements aim to enrich our understanding of JPIC, Franciscan vision and values and their central place in the Franciscan charism and spirituality.
A supplement is usually 1-7 pages long and its use, although entirely optional at the discretion of the formator, is strongly encouraged. One fraternity’s experience with a couple of the earlier supplements lead formators to say they are useful and at the very least should be assigned as additional reading.
Click on a Chapter below to open pdf copy of the supplement.
You will then have the option to save it to your desktop or a folder of your choice.
Franciscan Journey - Chapter 1       Franciscan Journey - Chapter 2       Franciscan Journey - Chapter 3 

Franciscan Journey - Chapter 4       Franciscan Journey - Chapter 5       Franciscan Journey - Chapter 6    

Franciscan Journey - Chapter 7       Franciscan Journey - Chapter 8       Franciscan Journey - Chapter 9    

Franciscan Journey - Chapter 10     Franciscan Journey - Chapter 11      Franciscan Journey - Chapter 12

Franciscan Journey - Chapter 13     Franciscan Journey - Chapter 14     Franciscan Journey - Chapter 15  

Franciscan Journey - Chapter 16     Franciscan Journey - Chapter 17     Franciscan Journey - Chapter 18   

Franciscan Journey - Chapter 19     Franciscan Journey - Chapter 20     Franciscan Journey - Chapter 21  

Franciscan Journey - Chapter 22     Franciscan Journey - Chapter 23     Franciscan Journey - Chapter 24

Franciscan Journey - Chapter 25     Franciscan Journey - Chapter 26     Franciscan Journey - Chapter 27  

Franciscan Journey - Chapter 28     Franciscan Journey - Chapter 29     Franciscan Journey - Chapter 30  

Franciscan Journey - Chapter 31     Franciscan Journey - Chapter 32

Understanding JPIC, A Primer for Formation and Animation

by Andrew Conradi, ofs, National JPIC Animator, National Fraternity of Canada, Ordo Franciscanus Sæcularis (Secular Franciscan Order)

       Another world is needed. Together it is possible!

A series of 7 articles on the 2016 World Social Forum held in Montreal
World Social Forum (WSF), Aug 8 to 14th, 2016, Montreal
by Andrew Conradi, ofs
Articles will deal with mining, climate, agriculture and finally what we can do to help bring about the necessary changes. They are for a general audience but you may remember to emphasize the Franciscan background and links to Laudato Si'. These could be another way to bring JPIC formation into fraternity meetings.
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wsf_2_mining.docx
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wsf_6_ls_action_2.docx
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wsf_3_climate.docx
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wsf_4_agroecology.docx
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In addition here is a short video about the
Development and Peace Experience at the WSF (2.52 mins.) 

12 months of Franciscan Peace

Let there be Peace on earth and let it begin with me!
Please Contact Us to let Sherrill know how you and your fraternity get on.
Adapted from the 12 Weeks of Franciscan Peace by Carolyn D. Townes, ofs. Sherrill Guimond, ofs, Treasurer, Eastern Canada Region, has provided twelve one-page documents for JPIC use in monthly fraternity meetings. Each month focuses on one specific PEACE building block as follows:
  1. Prayer
  2. Empathy
  3. Listening
  4. Compassion
  5. Evangelical Love
  6. Mindfulness
  7. Humility
  8. Poverty
  9. Kindness
  10. Silence
  11. Conversion
  12. Peace
Each page includes a connection to the previous month, a short explanation of the month's theme, a Psalm fragment, a Reflection Question and a prayer for the Month. Download the 12-month pack here.
View Carolyn's' Peace Video. Using St. Francis' prayer sung by Robert Kochis, this video introduces the 5 Peace Principles: Prayer, Empathy, Active Listening, Compassion and Agapé (Evangelical Love)..

St. Louis and his public commitment as a Christian

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St. Louis, patron of the OFS, 800th anniversary
Materials for on-going formation to mark the 800th anniversary of St. Louis, King of France and Patron of the OFS have been posted on the International Fraternity (CIOFS) web site.

The aim is to post eight "Monthly Dossiers" each with a different theme, inspiring us to live our baptism in our time, reflecting the great example of this Saint. Dossiers 2, 5, 7 & 8 are of particular JPIC interest.

JPIC Overview Presentation

A big "Thank You" to Andrew Conradi, our National JPIC Animator who has prepared an overview of JPIC in the form of a presentation which can be used in our fraternities. From understanding JPIC to a fuller explanation of the three main steps for integrating JPIC in to our daily lives (See, Judge, Act) and the important place of prayer, this presentation will provide food for thought for your fraternity meetings.

From Gospel to Life - How the Gospel supports OFS Rules

The St Francis Fraternity, Vancouver, B.C., Our Lady of the Angels Region, has kindly provided us with a presentation entitled

​ "A Reflection, From Gospel to Life, How the Gospel Supports OFS Rules 15,18 and 19 (JPIC)."

JPIC Meeting Suggestion

What should our fraternity do? prepared by Andrew Conradi, our National JPIC Animator, is the title of this meeting plan to consider JPIC in our monthly fraternity meetings. Through prayer, some writings of St. Francis and St. Clare, the Rule and our constitutions, this meeting outline could help to kick-start JPIC in your fraternity and is certainly helpful in regular conversion / commitment to JPIC issues.

JPIC in Fraternity - Some tips

Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation - Some Tips on Organizing JPIC in your Fraternity comes from the JPIC Committee of St. Francis of Assisi Fraternity, Cornwall, PEI. This document was compiled from the JPIC animators' experience and shares tips for starting and organizing JPIC in fraternity.
Authors from left to right: Michael Cassidy, Marion Marshall, Louise Larkin, Doug Hagen
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Disclaimer: Franciscan Voice Canada offers translations through Google Translate. Because Google Translate is an external website, we do not control the quality or accuracy of the translated content, and translations may be incorrect.

Living out Laudati Si'

A Commentary and Practical Resource for Canadian Catholics
Published by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

" … Indigenous teachings parallel the encyclical of Pope Francis.
Pope Francis praises the attitude and way of life of Saint Francis of Assisi (see Laudato Si’, nos. 10–12). In his Canticle of the Sun, Saint Francis uses descriptive family concepts such as Brother Sun, Sister Moon, Brothers Wind and Air, Sister Water, Brother Fire, Sister Mother Earth and Sister Death. Similarly, Indigenous people speak of Mother Earth, Grandmother Moon, Father Sky and Grandfather Sun."

This is another excellent option for fraternities looking to introduce JPIC and Laudato Si' to their fraternities through ongoing formation.
​    Download the ​pdf file below. 
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Peace Prayer

 Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
     where there is hatred, let me sow love;
     when there is injury, pardon;
     where there is doubt, faith;
     where there is despair, hope;
     where there is darkness, light;
     and where there is sadness, joy.
    Grant that I may not so much seek
     to be consoled as to console;
     to be understood, as to understand,
     to be loved as to love;
     for it is in giving that we receive,
     it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
     and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.