SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER

National Fraternity of Oceania

Conference of National Spiritual Assistants

 

 

 

 

 

SEMINAR

 

FOR FRIAR SPIRITUAL ASSISTANTS

OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER

 

 

Chevalier Resource Centre, Kensington, N.S.W.

15-18 April, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS

 

Profile of the Spiritual Assistant, Carl Schafer OFM                     2

A Brief History of the Rules of the OFS, Christopher Shorrock OFMConv                     6

Response, Nicholas Warne OFM                     i

The Franciscan Charism in the Rule of the OFS, Patrick Colbourne OFMCap                     10

"Higher management" and "life-giving union", Carl Schafer OFM                 17

Spiritual Assistance, Ben Brevoort OFMCap                 22

Role of the Spiritual Assistant in Formation, Patrick Colbourne OFMCap                 27

Response, Simon Peter Bourke OFM                     i

Appendix 1: Spiritual Assistance in the Documents of the First Order                 35

Appendix 2: Spiritual Assistance in the Documents of the SFO                 39