Remembering Pope Francis’ Visit to the Border
Last year, on February 17, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez. The logo for this special event said it all: “Two Nations One Faith.” Conventual Franciscan Friars from…
Read More Help Wrap the Vocation Car
Friar John Bamman is trying to reach youth and spread the word of St. Francis of Assisi in new ways with his work in vocations. He would like to get…
Read More Silence: A story of faith and martyrdom
Fr. Jim Kent discusses the film, and the book, Silence, touching on the themes of Christian faith, witness, and martyrdom. The conversation highlights the struggle of the European missionaries to…
Read More Columbaria Blessed at Mount St. Francis
Though the day was overcast and rainy, many members of Fr. Terence Tobin’s family, other friends, and Friars gathered at Mount St. Francis on Saturday, January 14th, for the blessing of…
Read More Ysleta Rededication Photos
Mr. Al Baeza shared his beautiful photos from the rededication of the Ysleta Mission on January 7th. Check them out here:
Read More Ysleta Mission Rededication – January 7
On Saturday, January 7th, at 10 a.m., the Most Reverend Mark J. Seitz, Bishop of El Paso, Texas, will rededicate the historic Ysleta Mission, home of the present-day Our…
Read More We are children, we are family, we are God’s People
In his January 1, 2017, homily for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Pope Francis began the New Year by reminding us that “we are a people with a…
Read More Merry Christmas!
For a child is born to us, a son is given to us…Is 9:5 The light of the Savior’s coming dispels the night. Let all the earth rejoice in everlasting…
Read More St. Joseph and the Heroes
Homily for the Last Sunday of Advent, December 18, 2016 by Friar Nicholas Wolfla, OFM Conv. Aside from the Hardy Boys and Brains Benton, I remember the first real novel…
Read More Happy Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe!
¿Acaso no soy yo tu madre? ¿No estoy aquí? (Am I not your mother? Am I not here?) The words of the Blessed Mother are as true and as timely…
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