Reflection Questions for Fraternity Members
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Reflection Questions for Fraternity Members
QUEEN OF PEACE REGIONAL REFLECTION QUESTIONS FOR FRATERNITY MEMBERS
MINISTER: Before the Visitation, please make copies of this document for each member and ask them to send the completed questions to the Fraternal Visitor, NAME
via email:
or mail to:
“The fraternal visit is a moment of communion, an expression of the service and concrete interest of the secular leaders at various levels, so that the fraternity may grow and be faithful to its vocation.” General Constitutions, Article 94. It is an opportunity for us to openly discuss your concerns and questions and for each of us to grow as we share.
Please take time to prayerfully reflect and answer the questions:
Fraternity: ___________________________________________________________________
Professed: __________ Candidate: __________ Inquirer: __________ Aspirant: ___________
- How is your Franciscan spirituality and identity intensifying within this fraternity?
- What makes your fraternity gathering vibrant and inviting?
- How are your gatherings focused on Franciscan spirituality, prayers, and formation?
- How much time is spent on the Prayer and/or Spiritual portion of the meetings? __________
- How much time is spent on the On-Going Formation portion of the meetings? ___________
- How much time is spent on the Social/Fraternal portion of the meeting? ________________
- How much time is spent on the necessary Business portion of the meetings? ____________
- Explain how you are getting to know your brothers and sisters as family and feeling inclusive.
- What are the challenges in the fraternity?
- What can you change or improve to make your fraternity more life-giving?
- How do you share the gift of your vocation by promoting OFS vocations?
- How does your fraternity participate in activities with other fraternities?
- Do you wear the TAU as sign of you belonging to the OFS? When do you not wear it?
- If you are professed and receive the national newsletter, the TAU-USA, what do you enjoy most when reading the newsletter?
- Do you read our regional newsletter, TRACINGS? If not, why?
- Have you ever attended the Annual Regional Meeting in Buffalo, MN? If so, what did you enjoy the most? The least?
- List any other regional gatherings you have attended; such as the Spring Gathering/Fall Gathering in MN, the All Iowa Retreat or the Nebraska Chapter of Mats, Hankinson Retreat in ND?
- Do your leaders encourage participation in the various gatherings? How?
- What is the importance of being connected to the Regional, National, and International fraternities and that by sharing ideas and our gifts can we make a difference in the world?
- Are there any specific questions or concerns you want addressed by the Visitors?
- Do you want to discuss any issues in private with the Fraternal or Pastoral Visitors?