Raf Anguiana, OFM Cap., our brother who works in Vocational Discernment for our Province of Capuchins, sent us a photo from the Vocation Weekend held at Alverno on March 9-10 where there were "12 wonderful men who are looking into our way of life."
Meanwhile, our brother Mike Herlihey, OFM Cap., was also with the Alverno crew, and forwarded on some photos from that weekend that continued from March 10-14 with a trip to Philadelphia. He brought 5 men (3 from University of Cincinatti encounterd at the FOCUS SEEK conference), 1 from Franciscan University and 1 from Christ the King Parish in Columbus, OH, wher Mike is ministering during his diaconate internship.
The photo on the left shows the men with the Guardian and Director of the Padre Pio Center, Br. Alex Hostoffer, OFM Cap,
They toured Philadelphia, both the tourist attractions of the city and our Capuchin ministries and friaries. Mike writes that "we did ministry, prayer and spent time with the brothers of both friaries. The candidates cooked for the brothers one night. The guys expressed great appreciation for the brothers' hospitality." Mike added a request:
"Please pray for Eric, Joseph, Aidan, Andrew and John. All the photos are self-explanatory except for one: the one with the guys in St. John’s Sacristy, our downtown Philadelphia ministry; in the shot, the men are pausing to pray in the presence of a glove of St. Pio." Br. Mike is pictured on the far right under the City of Brotherly Love's trademark.
