Hot days, ice-cold drinks, games of chance, delicious food – it must be picnic time! Across the Province, our Friar Pastors are so thankful for the support of their volunteers…

The weather was great for the concrete floor pour for the new chapel being constructed at Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla Park, New Mexico. The crew worked from 5:30…

At the 2014 Quadrennial Provincial Chapter, Fourth Session, the following friars were elected to province leadership for the quadrennial period 2014 – 2018: Provincial:  Friar James Kent, OFM Conv. (Elected…

L to R: Phil Johnson, MD; Toni Sartini Schmidt, DMD, and Page Walker As a tribute to their dedication to the Friars and their ministries, three new Honorary Members of…

The Province of Our Lady of Consolation opened its quadrennial Chapter on Monday, May 12. Over the next few days, the Friars will elect a new Definitory, the six men…

A ministry mixed with sadness and hope, The Franciscan Kitchen serves hundreds of hot meals along with warm hospitality five days a week to the poor in Louisville, Kentucky. Founded…

Franciscan Retreats and Spirituality Center held its first: Pray-Pray Date: Mothers, Daughters, Grandmothers and Granddaughters Coming Together on Saturday, May 3, 2014. 36 mothers, daughters, grandmothers and granddaughters spent the…

On May 3, 2014, Fray German Chirino Calix was ordained to the priesthood in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in Central America. Most Reverend José Bonello, Bishop of the Diocese of Juticalpa, Honduras,…

Fr. Wayne Hellmann, OFM Conv., will give the Last Lecture Wednesday, April 30th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Saint Louis Room of the Busch Student Center. All are welcome to…

Monday: the day after – Many of the pilgrims who came to Rome for the Canonization, to celebrate and pray and possibly seek healing, have now gone home. Our petitions…