In Loving Memory †friar Peter Damian Massengill
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In Loving Memory +Friar Peter Damian Massengill, OFM Conv. Friar Peter Damian Massengill, OFM Conv., 76, died at Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on June 14, 2025. He was preceded in death by his parents, Martha Lee Bauer Massengill and Herbert Massengill, as well as a brother,…
Celebrating God’s Call: The Ordination of Friar Pedro Lopez, OFM Conv.
Celebrating God’s Call: The Ordination of Friar Pedro Lopez, OFM Conv. On Saturday, August 2, 2025, the Conventual Franciscan Friars rejoiced as Friar Pedro Lopez, OFM Conv., was ordained to the priesthood at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish in El Paso, Texas. Surrounded by family, friends, parishioners, and over…
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 group, comprised of Methodist and Disciples of Christ clergy and laity, had been coming to the Mount four times a…
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 and guided by the Holy Spirit, these brothers—praying, reflecting, and discerning together—embody the Church’s call to be one across every…
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 I was listed to be one of the servers at the morning Mass for the bishops gathered in St. Peter’s…
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 future. With a short notice, early in the evening, my sister, who also lost her husband, and I were welcomed…
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 mark the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Vatican II declaration that reshaped the Catholic Church’s relationship with non-Christian religions,…
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 rural Peru. Middle: Wading through 2017 floodwaters in Chiclayo, Peru—serving amidst crisis. Bottom: The official Vatican portrait of Pope Leo…
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