We are holding our October Meeting at: Our Lady of the Fields Parish located at 1070 Cecil Avenue South, Millersville, MD , following the 8:30 Mass on Saturday October 17, 2026. For more details, please click below: Bulletin: 2026 - October … [Read more]
A WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEWLY PROFESSED DIANE
After years of preparation, the most anticipated day of profession by Diane Beaven finally arrived on June 13, 2026. The profession was held at the Capuchin College in Washington, D.C. and witnessed by members of the fraternity as well as … [Read more]
2026 YEAR OF St. Francis
"By decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary issued January 10, 2026, at the behest of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the Church has proclaimed a special Year of St. Francis, from January 10, 2026, to January 10, 2027, on the occasion of the … [Read more]
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FOUNDING OF OUR FRATERNITY
The Secular Franciscan Order of St. Conrad was founded in 1971 in Annapolis, Maryland. Fr. Edwin Dorzweiler, OFM Cap was its first Spiritual Assistant, followed by 23 other brothers of the Office of Friar Minors, Capuchin Order of St. Augustine … [Read more]
GREETINGS
Our Fraternity WELCOME TO ST. CONRAD’s FRATERNITY#57105 Annapolis, MDWe are an active community of Secular Franciscans servicing a wide area of communities in Maryland; Bowie/Crofton, Annapolis, Severna Park, Glen Burnie, and across … [Read more]
CELEBRATING CENTENARIES – 2023-2026
This year marks the eighth centenary (1224-2024) of the gift of stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi. As is customary for Francis, he would go up to Mount La Verna during Lent to pray in silence and to fast. While in La Verna in the … [Read more]
