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Lester Bach, OFM Cap

Lester Bach OFM Cap made his first profession in the Capuchin Order in 1950 and was ordained in 1957. He has worked with the formation program with Capuchin Brothers as well as sharing ministry in a parish, worked with the Cursillo and Search programs, and served as chaplain at a county nursing home. He has worked with the Secular Franciscans since the 1960’s. He has been director of a retreat center and done retreat work for many years. He served as director of the House of Prayer as well as having served as Provincial formation director for the province of St. Joseph. For several years, he worked with ISAIAH 43 preaching parish missions. He continued that work with Missions 2000. In his present ministry, he serves as Provincial Spiritual Assistant to the Secular Franciscan Order as well as serving on a regional council of the SFO and represents the Capuchins on the Conference of national Spiritual Assistants (CNSA). He has authored several books on SFO Formation and Franciscan spirituality and one devoted to scripture. He is presently stationed at San Damiano in Madison, WI.

Books written by Lester Bach

  • Franciscan Family Connections (2007) - $14.50 pllus S/H -- Training book for spiritual assistants to the Secular Franciscan Order
  • Capturing the Spirit of Francis & Clare (2007)- $15/00 plus S/H -Ongoing formation book for the Secular Franciscan Order
  • Seeking a Gospel Life - 2008 - Printing in Spring, 2008 - General book on the spirit of Francis and living the gospel vision
  • Take Time for Sunsets - Published by Franciscan Herald Press - now located at Quincy, IL. - Reflections on Franciscan Spirituality - 233 pages - out of print (1975)
  • Catch me a Rainbow - formation book for Secular Franciscans - 405 pages - Published by Barbo-Carlson Enterprises.(1990)
  • Called to Rebuild the Church - a spiritual commentary on the General Constitutions of the Secular Franciscan Order - 206 pages - Franciscan Press - Quincy, IL (1997)
  • Where Bible & Life Connect - reflections for spiritual directors - Liturgical Press (1998cc)
  • Catch Me a Rainbow Too - Formation book for initial formation of Secular Franciscan Order (SFO) - 439 pages - now translated into Korean - Spanish - Vietnamese - Barbo-Carlson Enterprises (1999)
  • Come and See - Authored with Teresa Baker SFO (Secular Franciscan Order) - Formation book for the beginning period of initial formation - 111 pages - Translated into Spanish - Barbo-Carlson Enterprises (2001)
  • Life-Giving Union - a course for preparing spiritual assistants to the Secular Franciscan Order - Lester helped to edit and revise, from previous text, on behalf of the Conference of National Spiritual Assistants to the SFO. - 68 pages - Barbo-Carlson Enterprises (2003)
  • Pick More Daisies - ongoing formation for Secular Franciscans - 245 pages - Barbo Carlson Enterprises. (2004)
  • Columnist for NEWS & VIEWS , a national newsletter of the Secular Franciscans called TAU-USA.
  • Columnist for the regional newsletter of the Secular Franciscans for Wisconsin and Upper Michigan called the La Verna Vision - published three times a year.

Campion Baer

Campion Baer attended St. Lawrence Seminary at Mt. Calvary, Wisconsin and completed the traditional study path of Huntington, Indiana, Garrison, New York and Marathon, Wisconsin. Campion received a Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame and a Dip. Ed from Oxford University, England. He then spent many years teaching college at Crown Point and at Calument College of St. Joseph. In 1975, he was named co-pastor of St. Joseph in Appleton and in 1979 he was appointed the first Capuchin pastor of St. Mary's in Marathon, Wisconsin. During the late '80's he served as pastor of St. Anthony Parish in Saginaw. In 1991, he came to St. Lawrence Seminary where he taught and served as academic dean. Now he is serving the Capuchin Missions as Mission Secretary. Campion also served for 15 years on the Provincial Council and headed the Office of Continuing Formation for 12 years.

Books written by Campion Baer

  • Lady Poverty Revisted

 

Keith Clark, OFM Cap

Entered Capuchin Order 1958; Ordained to Priesthood 1965

Educational background:

Post-graduate study 1984-85
Greyfriars Hall, Oxford University, Oxford, England

Masters Degree in Religious Education 1967-68
Fordham University, New York, New York

Theological Study for Ordination 1962-66
St. Anthony Seminary, Marathon, Wisconsin

B.A. 1959-62
St. Mary's College Seminary, Crown Point, Indiana

Books written by Keith Clark

  • The Dreams of our Founders and the Hopes of our Students
  • Servant Leadership: The Art of Empowering
  • Make Space, Make Symbols, A Personal Journey Into Prayer, Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, IN 1979
  • An Experience of Celibacy, A creative reflection on intimacy, loneliness, sexuality and commitment, Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, IN 1982
  • Being Sexual . . . and Celibate, Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame IN 1986.
  • The Skilled Participant, A Way to Effective Collaboration, Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, IN 1988

Mike Crosby, OFM Cap

Michael H. Crosby belongs to the Midwest Province of the Capuchin Franciscans. He lives in fraternity with other brothers serving the poor in Milwaukee's downtown area. He has a masters in economics (1985), an STL (1990), and a PhD in Theology (1989).

Mike's ministry is twofold: three-fourths is spent writing and speaking about biblical spirituality geared for our "First World" society. The other involves him in the corporate responsibility movement, advising investors concerned about using their monies to promote social change. More specifically, these include:

 CONTEMPORARY SPIRITUALITY. Mike has written for a wide-range of journals, some of which are America, Church, New Theology Review and The Bible Today. He has written 17 books (some translated into Spanish and Portuguese). These include two books on celibacy and the best-selling Spirituality of the Beatitudes: Matthew’s Vision for the Church in an Unjust World (Orbis, 2005, in second printing). The original version went through 21 printings. The following books received awards in their categories from the Catholic Press Association of Canada and the United States: House of Disciples: Church, Economics and Justice in Matthew (Orbis, 1988), “Do You Love Me?:” Jesus Questions the Church (Orbis, 2000), The Prayer that Jesus Taught Us (Orbis, 2002) and Can Religious Life Be Prophetic? (Crossroad, 2005). His latest books are the expertly-acclaimed Finding Francis, Following Christ (Orbis, 2007) and The Paradox of Power: Moving from Control to Compassion in a World of Violence (Crossroad, 2008). Mike has also written for various encyclopedias and anthologies.

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY. Mike authored Catholic Church Investments for Corporate Social Responsibility (3rd printing); a portion was reprinted in Origins. He coordinates the Tobacco Issue Group of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility in New York (and served on its Board many years). He has written in magazines such as Business and Society Review, The British Medical Journal, The Corporate Examiner.

 Mike has given retreats, workshops and lectures around these two areas in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. He also writes and speaks on the future of religious life. He filmed in Assisi a two-part video on St. Francis (St. Anthony Press, 1994). .

Michael was Collaborator to the Relatore for the Cause of the Beatification of Venerable Solanus Casey. He wrote the much reprinted Thank God Ahead of Time: The Life and Spirituality of Venerable Solanus Casey (St. Anthony Press, 2008). The two volume “Positio” he wrote for the Vatican has been published as Solanus Casey: The Official Account of a Virtuous American Life (Crossroad, 2000)..

Mike served his Province in leadership for two terms (1976-1981) and now sits on its Finance Ministry Council and the Solanus Casey Center Ministry Council. He serves on other boards, including the Flight Attendants Medical Research Institute (Miami), Mercy Investment Program (Philadelphia) and the Campaign for Economic Democracy (New York). He is a regular speaker at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress as well as many sabbatical programs (Berakah, New Directions, Sangre de Cristo and School of Applied Theology).

DVD/Study Guide program Choosing Compassion: The Paradox of Power
Ordering information: www.choosingcompassion.net

Books authored by Mike Crosby

Ordering information can be found at: michaelcrosby.net

  • The Dysfunctional Church
  • Rethinking Celibacy, Reclaiming the Church
  • Celibacy: Means of Control or Mandate of the Heart?
  • The Prayer That Jesus Taught Us
  • Spirituality Of The Beatitudes
  • House of Disciples
  • Do You Love Me? Jesus Questions The Church
  • The Seven Last Words
  • Solanus Casey

Ed Foley, OFM Cap Ed Foley

A member of the Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Order since 1966 he was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1975.   He earned an M.Div. (1975) from St. Francis School of Pastoral Ministry in Milwaukee, an M.M. in choral conducting (1975) from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, an M.A. in liturgical research (1980), an M.A. in Liturgy (in course, 1983), and the Ph.D. in Theology (1987) from the University of Notre Dame.

A specialist in worship and the arts, Foley identifies himself as a practical theologian.  An award winning author, he currently has 21 books to his credit, including Religion, Diversity and Conflict (2010), A Commentary on the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (2007), for which he served as general editor, Worship Music: A Concise Dictionary (2000), Preaching Basics (1998), Mighty Stories, Dangerous Rituals co-authored with Herbert Anderson (1997), Ritual Music (1995), Developmental Disabilities and Sacramental Access (1994), and the well known From Age to Age (1991), which was recently completely revised and expanded has been published by the Liturgical Press (2008). His most recent work is A Commentary on the Order of Mass of the Roman Missal: A New English Translation, for which he serves as general editor, is to be published in 2011 by the Liturgical Press. His works have been translated into Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

Foley has also authored over 300 chapters in books, scholarly and pastoral articles, and reviews in such collections as The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart and in journals such as The Journal of Practical Theology, Liturgisches Jahrbuch, La Maison-Dieu, Revue Bénédictine, Speculum and Worship. He sits on a number of editorial boards. His current research projects include a study on integration funded by the Lilly Foundation, and a rewrite of the classic work Method in Ministry by James and Evelyn Whitehead.

Richard Hart, OFM Cap

Capuchin Franciscan preacher and author Richard Hart is the head of the Capuchin Preachers of the St. Joseph Province of the Capuchin Order and has preached worldwide. Hart resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has written several books including POWERLESSNESS: PASSION FOR THE POSSIBLE, HOW CHRISTIAN ARE YOU; PREACHING: THE SECRET TO PARISH REVIVAL and PREACHER AS RISK TAKER.

Articles written by Richard Hart, OFM Capuchin

  • Preaching on the War Without Sounding Unpatriotic
  • Preaching Repentance
  • Preaching the Now
  • Preaching on Enmity
  • Preaching in a Post Modern Age
  • Preaching Lament and Praise
  • Preaching Tolerance
  • Preaching on Holiness
  • Preaching on Health
  • Lenten Preaching
  • Cultural Preaching
  • Changing Church
  • Cities and Preaching
  • Who Will Speak For the Children?
  • God's Reign

William Hugo, OFM Cap

William Hugo, OFM Cap William Hugo has ministered in initial formation since 1980 and taught the life of Francis of Assisi for over twenty-six years to Capuchins at various levels of formation and to Secular Franciscans. He was editor of The New Round Table, a journal of Capuchin spirituality and history, for seven years and is currently the Provincial Director of Initial Formation and Director of Postulants for the Midwest Capuchins.

Hugo's latest offering: Studying the Life of Saint Francis of Assisi, A Beginner’s Workbook (2nd Edition)
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There has never been a richer time for Franciscan studies than now, thanks in great part to the publication of Francis of Assisi: Early Documents (FA:ED) in 2002. Hugo’s workbook is a proven resource that has guided people at all academic levels through a study of the life and writings of Saint Francis using primary sources in translation. This Second Edition is a thorough revision that is totally compatible with FA:ED. It also includes new scholarship and new bibliographic references. More than half the worksheets of the previous edition have been revised, and others have been added.

The worksheets can be done by individuals or in groups or seminars. General readers will enjoy learning about Saint Francis and how hagiography shaped the public stories of medieval saints. Formation directors who teach the life and writings of Saint Francis should not be without this extraordinary sourcebook with its readymade lesson plans and insightful commentaries.

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Perry McDonald

Perry McDonald has been a member of the Capuchin Order since 1960. Since ordination to the priesthood in 1967 he has spent 17 years in initial formation work, 6 years in provincial administration, and the rest of the time in retreat and parish ministry. He is presently the co-director of the postulancy program for the Province of St. Joseph which is located in Chicago, IL.

Articles written by Perry McDonald

  • A Hermitage Experience
  • Celibacy is for Loving

Marty Pable

Martin Pable is a native of Wisconsin. He entered the Capuchin Order and was ordained to the priesthood in 1958. He received his doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the Catholic University of America in 1965.

He taught courses in Pastoral Counseling at St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee and at Sacred Heart Seminary in Hales Corners, WI. He has done extensive counseling with priests, religious and laity. He conducts retreats, workshops and continuing education programs around the country.

Presently he is on the retreat staff at St. Anthony Retreat Center, Marathon, WI. Besides retreat work and spiritual direction, he is available to conduct programs in parishes, especially on topics of spirituality, evangelization, and marriage/family life.

He has written two books on spirituality for men: A Man and his God and The Quest for the Male Soul and two books on evangelization: Catholics and Fundamentalists and Reclaim the Fire: A Parish Guide to Evangelization. His latest book is Prayer: A Practical Guide. He has also published many articles in the area of psychology and religion.

  • Catholics and Fundamentalists: Understanding the Difference (ACTA Publications, 1997). Also available in Spanish.
  • The Quest for the Male Soul (Ave Maria Press, 1996).
  • Reclaim the Fire: A Parish Guide to Evangelization (Ave Maria, 2002).
  • Prayer: A Practical Guide (ACTA, 2003)

Out of print:

  • A Call for Me? A New Look at Vocations (Our Sunday Visitor, 1980). Was republished as A Religious Vocation: Is It For Me? by the Diocese of Peoria.
  • A Man and His God: Contemporary Male Spirituality (Ave Maria, 1988).

Jerry Schroeder

Jerry Schroeder is a member of the Capuchin-Franciscan Fraternity. He presently ministers at Dwelling Place Spirituality Center for the poor in Milwaukee, WI. He also serves as part time pastor of St. Benedict the Moor Parish in Milwaukee.

Previously, he served in central city parish ministries in Detroit, Saginaw and Milwaukee as well as in initial formation for his community. A poet, he weaves his poetry with video imagery to invite reflection and contemplation.

  • Meeting the Wind
  • The House of Ten
  • Between Us
  • Frequent Communion
  • The Green in Me

 

Robert D. Wheelock

Bob Wheelock has been a Capuchin since 1958 and loves being a Capuchin. Bob has had a wide variety of ministries, teaching in high school and at St. Louis University, he was an inner city pastor, a retreat master, hospital chaplain and is once again a counselor at a Catholic Co-ed high school. Writing is a hobby for Bob, as well as a method of sharing information.

  • My Spirit Was Murdered, Now What
  • Sexual Abuse and You Understanding the Consequences
  • Street Games That Touch Our Hearts
  • Ministering to Adolescents Today
  • Gently Healing Bruised Reeds
  • Beyond Betrayal The Effects of Clergy Abuse
  • Encountering the Poor and Changing Lives