Embracing the Journey
Embracing the Journey Embarking on the spiritual voyage of Franciscan life, our newly professed friars are taking pivotal steps in their respective journeys. Friar Bob Moynihan, OFM Conv. and friar…
Encounter Behind Bars: Lessons in Empathy, Compassion, and Love
At 57, and while he was employed as a chaplain for a military base, friar Keith O’Neill answered the call to celebrate Mass for the Catholic prisoners in a federal…
Shepherding in the Shadows
For friar Matthew Malek, OFM Conv., encounters are part and parcel of his ministry as a priest-friar, and as a counselor in training. Friar Matthew has been working on certification…
An Encounter in “Beginning Again”
The early biographer of St. Francis, Thomas of Celano, recounts that as Francis was nearing the end of his life, he said to the friars: “let us begin, brothers, to…
Encounters of Faith
Encounters of Faith: Celebrating a Year of Growth, Grace, and Community in San Antonio and Beyond Friar Andy Martinez, shares a moment with friar Cristian Ubaldo-Martinez(left) and and friar Philip…