Imagine a cross that protrudes from the world. A light comes out of it that illuminates the globe, yet this light only illuminates one-third of the earth. What does this…

Friars celebrate Mass at the Shrine of Saint Brother Pedro de San Jose Betancurt (Hermano Pedrito) and Saint Francis Church in Antigua Guatemala, Friar Jorge Dobles, OFM Conv., is the…

Reflections from a Missionary By friar Ray Mallett, OFM Conv. I entered Our Lady of Consolation Province, as a postulant, in 1967 when I was 17. A few years later…

Friar Edgar Hughes walked with the people of Zambia in an effort to improve living conditions for those most in need. Photos courtesy of Province Archives. My father and his…

“I cannot say yes,” a startled friar Juniper Cummings said to friar Wayne Hellmann, then Minister Provincial, “I have never said no. I cannot say no.” This was the gist…

Enduring Faith: The Legacy of Friars in Foreign and Home Missions By friar Martin Day, OFM Conv. The Province of Our Lady of Consolation has a strong history of sending…