On January 30, 2025, Pope Francis received a small delegation representing the Laudato Si’ Movement, the Union of Superiors General, the International Union of Superiors General, and Roman VI (JPIC delegates for the Franciscan Family) in the Vatican Apostolic Palace. Friar Michael Lasky, OFM Conv. (to the Holy Father’s immediate left), represented Roman VI. The twelve-member delegation was able… Continue reading Pope Francis meets with JPIC
Congratulations, Friar Michael Lasky, OFM Conv., on being elected President of Roman VI [a union of the Delegates General for JPIC belonging to the six branches of the Franciscan family in Rome]!
Like many things in gardening, and life as a whole, the frost happens beyond our control. And this is, indeed, a blessing, as it also marks a shift from the hectic season of harvesting to a slower, more reflective period, which comes as a welcome relief.
“Fratelli tutti” The Encyclical of Pope Francis on Fraternity and Social Friendship The days of the long hot Summer of 2022 are fading, as Autumn ushers onto the scene. Arriving hopefully, as St. Francis expressed in the, “Canticle of the Sun,” with an array of the beauty, grandeur and splendor of God radiated in all… Continue reading JPIC Message
…This past month we have worked to prepare ground for a few more wildflower beds, which will be planted in just a few weeks.
A brief excerpt from “Franciscan Ecology,” Chapter III, Section 4.2; pp.127-129, a thesis by friar Jonathan García Zenteno, OFM Conv., a Simply Professed ~ Our Lady of the Angels Province student friar, who graduated from the Franciscan University of Mexico with a degree in Philosophy, in 2015 and is continuing studies at The Catholic University… Continue reading What Is JPIC?
July 5, 2022 U.S. Catholic Cover Story – online article: “Catholic farmers do the dirty work of sustainable living” featuring our Little Portion Farm ministry.
June 1-18, 2022: Fr. Michael Lasky, OFM Conv., the Order’s Delegate General for JPIC and a friar of our province, co-led a JPIC focused pilgrimage. The pilgrims were all Solemnly Professed Friars of our CFF (Conventual Franciscan Federation: Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, U.S.A.), including three from our province – Friar Franck Sokpolie, OFM Conv.… Continue reading JPIC Focused Solemn Vow Pilgrimage
In the last month alone, Little Portion Farm planted nearly 3,000 plants by hand, not including the many beds directly sown with seeds. This total includes many warm-weather crops like tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, sweet potatoes, as well as 1500 native wildflower plants put in the ground earlier this week
After a hiatus over the winter, we have much to share in this first newsletter of the year!
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