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FRIAR ANTONIO MARIA (PRIEST since December 6, 2014)
For the Diocese
- Administrator of the Holy Family parish in Dulac, Louisiana - USA, since December 4, 2018
- Administrator of the St. Eloi Parish in Dularge, Louisiana - USA, since July 2022
FORMATION, Academic and Religious:
- Diploma of Higher Secondary Education - South Australian Certificate Of Education, January 1994
- Degree in Visual Communication at the University of South Australia, Adelaide (SA), April 23, 1999
- Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome (IT), September 29, 2012
- Obtaining Licentiate in Pastoral Theology, with specialization in "New Evangelization", at the Major Seminary of the Sacred Heart, in Detroit (Michigan - USA), since 2022 (2nd level graduate).
- Has completed the Basic and Three-Year Religious Formation (6.5 years) stipulated by the current Ratio Formationis pfsgm, as of March 4, 2009
- Perpetually professed since March 4, 2009
BRIEF PROFILE and LANGUAGES (for evangelization):
His conversion began in 1999. As a young man he was an ambitious artist, working on cinematographic sets for movies with big-name actors like Russel Crowe. He did not believe in God, or understand the meaning of his life, when - while wandering the world in search of meaning - he had a providential encounter with some members of our young community while they were begging in Catania. This lit a new hope inside of him, soon to be transformed into a certainty: that Christ offers us the Resurrection and a blessed immortality! In addition to English, he speaks Italian and can communicate in French and Spanish. To read his testimony, click here.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Tel: 001 (985) 855-5977 
e-mail: fr.antonio.farrugia@gmail.com
Facebook: Fr. Antonio Maria Speedy - Catholic Priest
FRIAR PEQUEÑITO MARIA (PRIEST since 23 May 2021)
TASKS FOR THE COMMUNITY
In addition to the primary work of evangelization (cf. Luke 10:7)
- Formator for the pfgm Formation House, since January 1st, 2021
- Primary Responsible for all of pfsgm Formation
- Board Member pfsgm
- Promoter & Responsible for male Spanish-speaking pfgm Vocations in Latin America and surrounding countries, since May 18, 2024
- Responsible for male Portuguese-speaking pfgm vocations. since July 9, 2024
- Responsible for the official pfsgm website in Spanish, since June 16, 2024
For the Diocese
- Associate Priest in the Parishes of Holy Family and S. Eloi, Diocese of Houma-T., Louisiana (USA)
Positions held previously
- Parochial Vicar of the Parish "Maria Madre de la Luz", Matamoros (MX), since August 2, 2021
- Representative of consecrated life in the presbyteral council of the Diocese of Matamoros
- Teacher of Fundamental Christology and Systematic Christology at the Diocesan Seminary
- Teacher of Fundamental Christology and Systematic Christology at the Diocesan Institute of Theology and Pastoral Work
- Teacher of Introduction to Theology, Trinitarian, Escatology and Prophets at the UNM University (MX)
- Professor of Fundamental Theology at ISSR "Euromediterraneo" in Tempio-Pausania from September 30, 2014 to February 2020
- pfsgm General Secretary from 2014 to 2019
- Formator of the pfgm Formation House in Ozieri ,from October 2018 to November 2020
FORMATION, Academic and Religious:
- Diploma of Computer Programmer at the Secondary School D. Manuel I, Beja (PT), 1996-1997
- Music Degree at Instituto Piaget in Almada (PT), September 19, 2007
- Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, October 7, 2011
- License in Sacred Fundamental Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, October 15, 2013
- Doctorate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, December 10, 2019
- Has completed the Basic and Three-Year Religious Formation (6.5 years) stipulated by the current Ratio Formationis pfsgm, as of December 23, 2011
- Perpetually professed since December 23, 2011
BRIEF PROFILE and LANGUAGES (for evangelization):
His radical conversion began in 2003. Before his conversion, he was shouting at the top of his lungs from the heavy-metal stage, until his life radically changed - thanks to an encounter with some poor friars at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima. From then on, he has increasingly burned with the fervent zeal to "shout" the music of the Gospel, and to win over many souls to Christ and His Church with his life. He speaks 6 languages; in addition to Portuguese, he writes and speaks Italian and English, speaks Spanish, and can communicate in French and German. To read his full testimony, click here.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Tel: 0052 1 868 157 4314
email: frapicchignito@gmail.com and fraypequenito@gmail.com
Facebook: Padre Pequeñito María - Sacerdote (official page)
Brother NOAH
TASKS FOR THE COMMUNITY
In addition to the primary work of evangelization (cf. Luke 10:7)
- Sacristan for the pfgm Formation House in USA
- Responsible for cutting the friars' crowns at the pfgm Formation House in USA
- Assistant for the laundry the pfgm Formation House in USA
For the Diocese
- Helps with the choir at Holy Family Parish Church, Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
- Task Liaison at Holy Family Parish Church, Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
FORMATION, Academic and Religious:
- Baccalaureate of Science in Electrical Engineering at the University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)
- Has begun the Basic Religious Formation stipulated by the Ratio Formationis pfsgm, since August 14, 2024
- Postulant, since April 4, 2025
BRIEF PROFILE and LANGUAGES (for evangelization):
Raised in a Catholic household, he was active in the Church throughout his life. Upon entering college at the University of Mississippi, his relationship with Jesus Christ was greatly strengthened, largely due to the role FOCUS and the Ole Miss Catholic Campus ministries played in his life. During this time, he felt drawn to discern religious life, and, not by chance, met some members of the Poor Friars at the SEEK23 conference in St. Louis, MO. After making some shorter visits to the community, and completing his degree in Electrical Engineering, he began his initial six-month discernment experience in August of 2024.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
work in progress...
Brother JAMES
TASKS FOR THE COMMUNITY
In addition to the primary work of evangelization (cf. Luke 10:7)
- Responsible for the Reception and Care of guests
- Responsible for feeding the cats
- Assistant cook in the pfgm Formation House in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux (USA)
- Assistant for cleaning and order of the pfgm Formation House in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
- Assistant for cutting the friars' crowns at the pfgm Formation House in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
For the Diocese
- Helps with the choir at Holy Family Parish Church, Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
FORMATION, Academic and Religious:
- Bachelor of Theology, at Franciscan University, Ohio, in 2024
- Has begun the Basic Religious Formation stipulated by the Ratio Formationis pfsgm, since 2025
- Postulant, since September 10, 2025
BRIEF PROFILE and LANGUAGES (for evangelization):
Born in 2004, James was raised Catholic and spent his childhood with his seven siblings in Phoenix, Arizona USA. Although faith was important to him, he was more interested in obedience and rules than in a loving relationship with God and charity towards others. He studied for a year and a half at Franciscan University in Ohio at the age of nineteen, making friends with some excellent souls and earning an Associate of Arts in Theology. Although he loved his time at the university, he learned that God had a bigger plan for his life than he had for himself, and showed him that he was “the donkey the Lord needed” (cf. Luke 19:34). He subsequently began to have vocational experiences with the Little Friars in 2024 and felt in his heart the call to be a friar, he just began his six-month experience with the pfsgm in Louisiana.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
work in progress...
Brother CHASE
TASKS FOR THE COMMUNITY
In addition to the primary work of evangelization (cf. Luke 10:7)
- Responsible for cleaning and order of the pfgm Formation House in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
- Vice-Assistant cook in the pfgm Formation House in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
For the Diocese
- Altar Server at "Holy Family" Parish Church in Dulac, Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
FORMATION, Academic and Religious:
- High school diploma (May 2023)
- Has begun the Basic Religious Formation stipulated by the Ratio Formationis pfsgm, since 2025
- Postulant, since September 10, 2025
BRIEF PROFILE and LANGUAGES (for evangelization):
Chase was born in 2004 in Florida, USA and was raised for the first eight years of his life by his grandparents in a Southern Baptist family. It wasn’t until he turned twelve that he completely fell away from the faith and began living a life of dissipation. He spent four years in this way of living until, like the prodigal son, he found himself spiritually starved in a land “dry” of faith. It was through social media that one day he heard the Gospel and he returned to the faith. At eighteen, he entered the Holy Catholic Church and began living his faith by bringing Christ into politics (national and local), participating in local ministries, and faithfully serving at the altar as an altar boy. By God’s divine providence, he found the Little Friars online while at the same time his friend John was also in contact with them. John invited him to attend a discernment retreat that weekend, but Chase was saddened that he couldn’t go. Then, coincidentally, the friars came to his city two weeks later for a men’s retreat that he had already planned to attend. After a few more visits with them, he began his six-month experience in February 2025.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
work in progress...
Brother MATTHEW
TASKS FOR THE COMMUNITY
In addition to the primary work of evangelization (cf. Luke 10:7)
- Responsible of the Laundry in the pfgm Formation House in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
- Assistant Sacristan of the pfgm Formation House in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
- Assistant for the Reception and Care of Guests
For the Diocese
- Helps with music at Holy Family Parish Church, Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
FORMATION, Academic and Religious:
- High School Diploma (2020)
- Has begun the Basic Religious Formation stipulated by the Ratio Formationis pfsgm, since 2025
- Postulant, since September 10, 2025
BRIEF PROFILE and LANGUAGES (for evangelization):
Matthew was born in Florida, USA in 2001 in a Christian family of the “Assemblies of God” denomination. Growing up in this family, he learned the love of God and the importance of following God. It was only in 2020, while attending a private Christian school, that he made the decision to be baptized in the “Assemblies Of God” church, but due to the pandemic, the rite was postponed. Taking advantage of the isolation, he began reading the Bible every day and became involved in the music ministry of his church. On Easter Sunday 2021, he was baptized in the “Assemblies Of God” church. In 2022, when his older brother’s entire family joined the Catholic Church, a desire to know the Full Truth was born in him. 4 months later, on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Matthew decided to become Catholic and entered the Church two weeks after Easter 2023. He met the Little Friars online while they were promoting a “Come and See” retreat and, after 9 months of online discernment with them, he has now begun the 6 month experience with the pfgm.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
work in progress...
