Fr. Ken Bartsch, OFM Conv., offers a reflection on the Newtown shooting. Instead of placing blame and searching for answers, he speaks about the existence of evil, and the power…

Friar Matthew Malek, OFM Conv. was ordained a transitional deacon on December 12, 2012, at the St. Anthony Shrine Chapel, Ellicott City, MD, by Bishop Denis Madden, Auxiliary Bishop for…

The new Friary for the Conventual Franciscans living at Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla Park, New Mexico, is beginning to take shape. Concrete has been poured, beams are in place,…

A letter from Friar Phil Ley, OFM Conv. Dear Friends of Posada Guadalupe: Anniversaries are appropriate times for new beginnings, and so, as we begin our seventh year, I thought…

A Letter from Friar Mark Weaver, OFM Conv. Dear Friends, Friar Mark and a volunteer wait with some of the clinic visitors. In 1997 St. Joseph University Parish began a…

Today we commemorate the passing on to Heavenly Life of our Seraphic Father and Brother, St. Francis of Assisi. More than 800 years ago, he heard God’s call and began…

Twenty-two friars from the Province of Our Lady of Consolation met for a retreat September 10 to 14 at Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla Park, New Mexico (one of…

by: Friars Martin Day and Gary Johnson | First year postulants, L to R: Andrew Hennessy, Tony Martinez, Frank Manganiello On  Sunday August 12, The Province of Our Lady of…

by: Friar Bob Roddy | The Catholic Community of Pax Christi in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, honored Fr. Steve McMichael’s 10th Anniversary of ordination on August 18, 2012 at the 5:00…

Friar Ray Ramos, OFM Conv., served as a Conventual Franciscan for 38 years, bringing his gregarious, warm nature and friendly smile to all he met, and continuing the Franciscan commitment…