Is there really a Congregation of St. James?
Hawk Dancer never mentions the official name of the monastic styled group of Native American Friars. The title is given in the second novel as the Congregation of St. James. They follow the Third Order Regular Rule of St. Francis, and thus are Franciscans. The Letter of St. James is folded into the order mentioned in my novels. No such Congregation has been official founded, though I think it would be an excellent idea if a truly Native American order of Priests and Brothers were to be started and perhaps one for Sisters. A number of my conferees in the Society of St. Paul have erroneously claimed that I had started the Jamian Order. You can read that Rule and constitution and about the practice or theory of inculturation on my other web site: The Franciscans of the Congregation of St. James.com There is an informal association of Natives in Native ministry on that site; but no officially established congregation, (yet.) Click to go to book ordering links.
Hawk Dancer did not give a name for the monastic styled group of Native American Friars. The title is given in the second novel as the Congregation of St. James. They follow the Third Order Regular Rule of St. Francis, and thus are Franciscans. The Letter of St. James is folded into the order mentioned in my novels. No such Congregation has been official founded, though I think it would be an excellent idea if a truly Native American order of Priests and Brothers were to be started and perhaps one for Sisters. A number of my conferees in the Society of St. Paul have erroneously claimed that I had started the Jamian Order. You can read that Rule and constitution and about the practice or theory of inculturation on my CSJ pages of this web site. There is an informal association of Natives in Native ministry on that site; but no officially established congregation, (yet.) Contact me if you would like to be associated, after you cecked the CSJ pages. Click to go to book ordering links.
