13. Fr. Geiger - Fr. Fehlner's Franciscan-Marian Renewal

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At the Symposium titled "Sursum Actio" at Notre Dame Univ. from Jun 8-9, 2015, in honor of the life work of Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner, F.I., Fr. Angelo Geiger, FI, from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas, gives the thirteenth conference which he titles, "In the Counsels of the Immaculate: Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner's Contribution to the Renewal of Franciscan Immaculatism". He points out how much Fr. Peter has contributed to renewing the great Marian tradition of the Franciscan Conventuals and how this is the way they will regroup and fulfill their mission of renewing the Church. Fr. Peter did this primarily by bringing to light the great patrimony of St. Maximilian Kolbe in promoting total consecration to Mary in the Church as a way of bringing to fruition the declaration of the Immaculate Conception as a dogma in 1854.

He starts by quoting from a work of Fr. Peter that he read thirty years ago that was instrumental in discerning his vocation with the Franciscans:
It is not so much a question of what place Mary has in our lives as what place we occupy in hers. That is the starting point of any discussion. Only when the correct starting point from which to begin any study of the distinction relations between Mary and our order has been clearly identified, do we find ourselves in a position to assess the claims and implications of the militia movement within the order.

Fr. Angelo explains how much Fr. Peter has done to answer this question, "Where does the order fit into the plans of the Immaculate?" In the talk he mentions:

The Golden thread of St. Maximilian that divides the History of the Franciscans into two pages, the first page leading op to the declaration of the Immaculate Conception of Mary as a Dogma and the second page is the implementation of the dogma into the life of the Church.

How the stigmatization of St. Francis relates to the martyrdom of St. Maximilian in Auschwitz.

The many articles that Fr. Peter wrote, some as the editor of Miles Immaculata, which St. Maximilian founded.

How Mary Immaculate is the answer to the Franciscan and the Church going back and forth between worldliness and anti-ecclesial, apocalyptic sectarianism and how this resolves the Post-Vatican II crisis.

How Fr. Peter by starting the Academy of the Immacualte did so much to fulfill St. Maximilian's desire to start an academy for the study of the Immaculate Conception.

The many books and articles and Fr. Peter wrote and edited as well as the symposiums he organized under the banner of the Academy of the Immaculate.

He concludes by pointing out the need for a City of the Immaculate as the most important patrimony given by St. Maximilian and how the role of the Franciscans but especially the City of the Immaculate is to promote total consecration to Mary Immaculate and thus renew the Church. He says:

"But in the end it is not that Our lady needs us but that we need her. And the realization of this truth is something for which we will be eternally grateful to Fr. Peter."

The talk is followed by a commentary by Fr. Peter where he points out that Marian devotion is not an either/or, either Marian or Franciscan but both/and, where both complement each other.

Other links

Fr. Peter's Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Fehlner

Academy of the Immaculate: http://academyoftheimmaculate.com/

Fr. Angelo Geiger's blog: https://maryvictrix.com/

This symposium, Sursum Actio ("Lift up your Actions" or more loosely "Lift up your Hearts"), was organized in honor of the life work of Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner after he won the Cardinal John J. Wright Marialogical Award of 2015 from the Mariological Society of America for his outstanding contributions to Mariology.

For a complete list of all thirteen talks from this symposium:
http://airmaria.com/category/air-maria-shows/conferences/fr-peter-symposium-nd/

Playlist of Symposium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdW5jHNt4pk&list=PLejh_e0-LN4ytaHEE0cXKmAP-zIchBHi4
Other videos with Fr. Peter Fehlner are here:
Fr. Peter Conferences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hY5b1lvaYI&list=PLejh_e0-LN4xFfQDYED7Grdv8nvQ_8k1B
Fr. Peter Fatima: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJcqks7hwOE&list=PLejh_e0-LN4wWd7m8XvGoRb3VKfMr6E5r
Fr. Peter Homilies: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLejh_e0-LN4y1N-VctQhPXMHMVnV-ksnj

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