Dear Friends in Christ,
It has come to our attention that a number of inquiry submissions since the end of July have vanished into the ether thanks to some mis-behaving code. We apologize for the inconvenience. The contact form has been repaired and we encourage you to reach out again if you haven’t heard from a Formation Coordinator. Our sincere apologies. In true Franciscan fashion, the website gremlins have not been harmed, but carefully relocated to a gremlin sanctuary on the city outskirts. Thank-you for your patience!
I consider myself to be a Franciscan already and here is why. About five years ago I entered formation with a secular Franciscan order in my province and with the help of a spiritual guide proceeded through over half of the process, but when the leader of the group discovered that I was not attending the monthly meetings, she refused me full entry. The reason I could not attend monthly meetings was because I lived 5 hours away from where they were held, had no vehicle, and could not afford other means of travel to get there. However, I continued on with the process of formation anyway and so, as I said, consider myself a Franciscan – but I have wished to be part of a community and have come across your website. I greatly welcome that you are ecumenical and that you welcome married priests. But I am wondering as to your response to acceptance of women to the priesthood.
Would you consider me as a candidate?