Healing Through Hospitality
In 1988, I waited on the front steps of Mt. St. Francis for the arrival of members of the Three-Year Covenant Community for their final retreat at the Mount. This…
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All May Be One
Over 100 friars from 70 countries gathered in Rome and Assisi for the 203rd General Chapter, celebrating the rich diversity and unity of the Franciscan brotherhood. Rooted in the Gospel…
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Rebuilding the Church – Remembering December 8, 1965
During my first two years as a seminarian in Rome at the Seraphicum, the Conventual Franciscan Center, I experienced the last two years of the Second Vatican Council. Several times…
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One Family in God – My Journey with the friars
My first encounter with the friars was in 1995, a year after my husband, Greg, died. I needed a place for a retreat to think about God’s plan for the…
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Living the Spirit of Nostra Aetate
Living the Spirit of Nostra Aetate: An Indian Catholic’s Journey of Faith, Dialogue, and Shared Humanity By friar John Pozhathuparambil, OFM Conv., Director of Campus Ministry, Bellarmine University As we…
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A Missionary Pope for a Missionary Church
A Missionary Pope for a Missionary Church First message from Pope Leo XIV Peace be with you all! Top: Then-Bishop Robert Prevost journeys by horseback to reach the faithful in…
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Pope Francis Among the Muslim People
There are fourteen Muslim-majority countries including Egypt, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Turkey, Morocco, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Jordan, Palestine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Albania, and Indonesia, who rejoiced to…
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Guided and Inspired by the Holy Spirit: Mourning Pope Francis
Friar Mario greets Pope Francis in Vatican City, on June 17, 2019. Pope Francis has had a lasting impact on the Church especially, the Latin American Church. Many Latino communities…
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Memories of Pope Francis
Memories of Pope Francis By friar Carlos A. Trovarelli, OFM Conv., Minister General of the Conventual Franciscan Friars Speaking from the depths of my heart, I wish to honor Cardinal…
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Pope Francis & St. Francis
As Saint Francis drew near his death he dictated a Testament, his final instruction to the brothers he was about to leave. He opens by recommending three basic elements of…
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