On the Playground of the Lord
by Friar Vince Petersen, OFM Conv. St. Francis Fund supports Montesorri School in Sri Lanka The Missionary Franciscan Brothers of Sri Lanka are doing their part in helping their country…
Read More Congratulations Fr. Jim Kent – 25 Years of Ordained Ministry
Minister Provincial Fr. Jim Kent, OFM Conv. celebrated his 25th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination on Saturday, October 29, in the Chapel at Mount St. Francis, Indiana. More than 100 people,…
Read More Polished Stones Trundle in the Rock Tumbler
Brothers Randy Kin, Ian Bremar, and Angelo Catania prepare for pilgrims at the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation. At the recent Come & See, Br. Mike…
Read More Happy 99th Birthday to Fr. Maurus!
On October 7, 2016, Fr. Maurus Hauer, the oldest living Conventual Franciscan Friar in North America, celebrates his 99th birthday. He attended Minor Seminary at Mount St. Francis during the…
Read More Happy Feast of St. Francis!
Yesterday we commemorated the passing on to Heavenly Life of our Seraphic Father and Brother, St. Francis of Assisi. More than 800 years ago, he heard God’s call and began his…
Read More Transitus – What is it?
Transitus is the annual celebration by Franciscans throughout the world of the passing of St. Francis from this life to life with God. It is celebrated the night of October…
Read More Spirit of Assisi
(Photo by Friar Marty Breski – Pope Francis talks with Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church) Leaders of the world religions gathered in…
Read More Speak, Lord, Your Servant is Listening
Taking the response of the young Samuel to God’s call for his motto, Friar Don Bassana, OFM Conv. professed Solemn Vows as a Conventual Franciscan on Saturday, September 3, 2016,…
Read More A Fairy Tale Come True
(In photo: Fr. Andrew Mukosa, OFM Conv., with student Susan at St. Francis School in Zambia.) by Friar Tony Droll, OFM Conv. Once upon a time (well, twelve years ago),…
Read More Two Bishops, 50+ Friars, and Our Lady of Consolation
High temperatures and humidity did not deter thousands of pilgrims from attending the Novena in honor of Our Lady of Consolation at her Basilica and National Shrine in Carey, Ohio.…
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