Trusting the Voice of God
Trusting the Voice of God By Friar Mario Serrano OFM Conv. When and where do we learn to trust? Mary, in her young age, profoundly trusted in the message of…
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Paying Love Forward
Paying Love Forward The Friars and St. Bonaventure celebrate their time together By Friar Matthew Malek OFM Conv. Saying goodbye to people we love is never easy. That’s certainly true…
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The Magnificat – Mary’s Prayer of Action
The Magnificat – Mary’s Prayer of Action By Sue Kurita Texas State Judge and Diocesan Tribunal Member in El Paso, TX In August, we celebrate not only the feast of…
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In Loving Memory †Fr. Dismas Veeneman
In Loving Memory +Friar Dismas Venneman OFM Conv. Fittingly, Friar Dismas Veeneman belonged to the Conventual Franciscan Province of Our Lady of Consolation – his special gift was consoling people…
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In Loving Memory †Fr. Maurice Hayes
In Loving Memory +Friar Maurice Hayes OFM Conv. Proclaiming God’s Love, With a Humble Voice and Quiet Service White hair and beard, western hat and boots – Friar Maurice Hayes…
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By Rob Murray, Pastoral Associate, St. Joseph University Parish, Terre Haute, Indiana So, you’re sitting in the dark, and all of a sudden, a couple of reading lights come on.…
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Water is Life! Water Cleanses! Water Destroys and Renews!
A powerful and life-taking-life-giving symbol! No wonder water is so integral to religious practice. Water is the Creator’s gift on the first day. Noah saved two by two of the…
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Why Triduum?
The primary celebration of Christians is their gathering on Lord’s Day. It is the Day of Christ’s Resurrection on the first day of the week. Every feast in the liturgical…
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Pentecost: The First Fruits of God’s Harvest
Brothers and sisters: We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now; and not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,…
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In the desert with hunger and temptation…
While on a three-month Scripture sabbatical in the Holy Land, I decided to walk from Bethany, where we stayed, to Jericho. I thought… Jesus and the disciples walked all through…
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