Franciscans of Reconciliation

The vision for what was to become the Franciscans of Reconciliation (OFR) began in October 2008, at a retreat for the Ecumenical Catholic Communion (ECC) House of Pastors, held at Eden Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. By the end of the first day of the retreat, we realized that there were a significant number of Franciscans present. Some were active in the two small ECC Franciscan orders, some were part of  the Order of Ecumenical Franciscans (OEF), and others were former members of various Roman Catholic orders. After a number of conversations with these retreat participants, it seemed that there was a great deal of interest in some kind of coordination among the ECC Franciscans.