We would love to hear from you!

To learn more about the Secular Franciscan Order, please contact us - we'd love to hear from you! We're located in Oceanside, CA, but can help you find a Fraternity near you. 

Please keep all those impacted by the Coronavirus in your prayers. ​We'd like to share our Franciscan ‘Blessing of the Sick’  prayer with you and your community (PDF here).

Next SLR Secular Franciscan Gathering, Sunday 5/9/2021

Our next Gathering is Sunday, May 9th via Zoom from 1pm - 3pm featuring Sr. Kathy Warren, OSF, speaking on Fratelli Tutti.  Contact us if you'd like a meeting invitation.

SLR Fraternity Evening Vespers, May 19th at 7pm

Come join us on Zoom on May 19th where we, as a Secular Franciscan community, share in a time of pray and contemplations focusing on the Psalms. Contact us if you'd like a meeting invitation - we'd love for you to join us!

SLR Fraternity May Gathering Sunday, 5/9/2021

Sr. Kathy Warren, OSF

 We are blessed to have Sr. Kathy Warren joining us at our May 9th gathering to speak on Fratelli Tutti, the latest encyclical letter from Pope Francis. Sr. Kathy Warren, OSF, is the Director for Women Religious for the Diocese of San Diego and will be joining us at the invitation of our Spiritual Assistant, Sr. Madeline Fitzgerald, OSC. Sr. Kathy will help us to become immersed into this beautiful document. We’d like to unfold the layers of this very important text over our next several fraternity gatherings. You can start diving in ahead of time by attending Bishop McElroy's talk on 4/8 and reading the text of the ‘Fratelli Tutti’ on the special Fratelli Tutti Vatican website (or purchase the text, if you prefer). Please contact us for a Zoom invitation if you'd like to join in!

Franciscan School of Theology Summer Programs

The Franciscan School of Theology is offering an incredible series of online summer courses as a part of their Summer 2021 Continuing Education program. The Franciscan Spiritual and Social Vision online courses include:

• Challenges and Blessings of Catholic Family Life Today with Dr. Maureen Day
  
• Francis of Assisi: His Life and Historical Setting with Fr. Joe Chinnici, OFM
  
• Francis and Clare of Assisi: Writing and Charism with Dr. William Short, OFM
  
• The Book of Psalms: A Franciscan Approach with Dr. Garret Galvin, OFM
  

You can get the dates and details on each course and registration information by downloading the FST summer online flyer here.

Message from the Minister Provincial on Racism

Fr. David Gaa, OFM

Fr. David Gaa OFM, the Minister Provincial of the Franciscan Province of St. Barbara, has written an open letter to his White Sisters and Brothers who are Roman Catholic. In it he addresses the evil of systemic racism. He argues that racism is a spiritual wound and invites us to walk forward together as we struggle for a world of racial equality. Read his letter here.

Message from the Minister General on Coronavirus

Tibor Kauser, OFS

Our Minister General of the global Secular Franciscan Order, Tibor Kauser, says, ‘Solidarity and fraternal life becomes a new meaning’ in times such as these. He asks us to pray for all those impacted by Coronavirus.  Tibor has written a letter to the entire Secular Franciscan Order. You can find it here. 

Retreat Center Programs

Mission San Luis Rey Retreat Center offers a variety of Retreats, Programs, and Events with more always being added. To learn more and to Register go to the Retreat Center website.  The Retreat Center is a ministry of the Franciscan Friars Province of Saint Barbara.

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Christ, the gift of the Father's love, is the way to him, the truth into which the Holy Spirit leads us,
and the life which he has come to give abundantly.
From the Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order