Fr. Jim at the annual Mount St. Francis Picnic in 2012. (This year the picnic will be Saturday, August 31.) Fr. Jim Kent, OFM Conv., Minister Provincial for the Province…

Friar Reginald Kellogg, OFM Conv., passed away June 17, at Kindred Hospital, St. Louis, MO. Born John Lloyd Kellogg in Ann Arbor, MI, on July 2, 1933 to Francis Bernard…

Devotion to St. Anthony of Padua By Fr. David Lenz, OFM Conv. He wasn’t originally from Padua. He wasn’t even originally a Franciscan. St. Anthony was born in Lisbon, Portugal,…

Over the weekend of June 9, 2013, the friars celebrated 100 years of service by the Secular Franciscan Order, St. Anthony of Padua Fraternity, at the Basilica and National Shrine…

For 30 years Linda Boaz has served the Conventual Franciscan Friars of Our Lady of Consolation Province. On Wednesday, May 29, the Friars turned the tables on her. Linda stands…

While most of their peers were hitting the golf course or getting ready to cut the grass on a beautiful Saturday morning in late May, a couple of dozen men…

Fr. Simon Sauer, OFM Conv., always remembers the deceased friars who served in the military on Memorial Day, placing American flags on their graves.  Fr. Simon never served in the…

L to R: Fr. Camillus Gott, OFM Conv., Gina Tupy, Br. Bob Roddy, OFM Conv., Br. Paul Clark, OFM Conv. The 2013 Franciscan International Award dinner was a hit. A…

On Friday, May 3, Friar Matthew Malek, OFM Conv., received his Master of Divinity degree from the Washington Theological Union in Washington D.C. The graduation ceremony took place at St.…

Construction is almost complete for the new friary at Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla Park, New Mexico. The friars broke ground for the construction of the new Friary on…