Brother Pacifico's Advice

"What's the point of piling up any more words? Let's move on to deeds!" After meeting St. Francis and discussing divine judgement, those were the words of Brother Pacifico, a poet who before joining St. Francis was known as the "King of Verses" because he was the "prince of bawdy singers and creator of worldly ballads." FA:ED II p 316-317.

Transitus will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church on October 3

Transitus will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church, 1530 Union Street, Indianapolis, IN 46225, at 7 p.m.on Saturday, October 3. The event commemorates the death of St. Francis and his passing to the next life. All fraternity members, and the general public, are welcomed and encouraged to attend.  Following the celebration, we will move to the parish hall (nearby at 1125 S. Meridian Street), to share conversation and food/snacks with each other.

Indianapolis SFO Fraternities

There are four SFO fraternities in Indianapolis. Here is how to contact them.

• Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament - St. Luke Catholic Church (northside) Dave Gretencord, Minister, davegretencord@sbcglobal.net 
• People Of Peace - Marian University (westside) Jack Hill, Minister, 317.253.9677, popindyofs@gmail.com 
• Peregrinos de la Paz - St. Patrick Church (Hispanic) (southeast of downtown) Oscar Morales, Minister, osadri01@aol.com 
• Sacred Heart - Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church (south of downtown) Bill Booher, Minister, booher1957@live.com

Exploring the Tau Cross - A Franciscan Symbol

Today, the Tau Cross is the official symbol of the Secular Franciscan Order and associated with the Franciscan Movement worldwide. However, that wasn't the case 800 years ago when Pope Innocent III spoke of it in his homily at the Fourth Lateran Council. His homily put the Tau in the spotlight on center stage.

I created this presentation for the November 8, 2015 gathering of the People of Peace fraternity. You are more than welcome to share it with others.