As part of the initiation rite into the novitiate, Friar Don Bassana, OFM Conv. was invested in the Conventual Franciscan habit on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at St. Francis Novitiate in Mishawaka, Indiana. Fr. Jim Kent, OFM Conv.,…

Before his death, St. Francis of Assisi saw the number of his little band of brothers grow into the thousands. Men from all walks of life, with different talents and…

Bill and Janice Nordsiek have turned a summer journey through Indiana into a spiritual pilgrimage, as well as a trip back through family history. And along the way they made…

“For more than 330 years, the Native Americans of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo have honored their patron Saint, Anthony of Padua, with a special celebration.  It begins with the…

Don Bassana (Postulant) is visiting the Convento Nuestra Senora De Guadalupe in Costa Rica while getting an immersion in Spanish and getting to know some of the friars in Central…

Friar James Edward Worchuck died Sunday, May 13, 2012, in El Paso, Texas. He was born March 5, 1953 in Toledo, Ohio to Edward Joseph and Mary Agnes (Magrum) Worchuck.…

The 54th Franciscan International Award Dinner was held Thursday, May 10th at the Royal Cliff, Eagan Minnesota. Fr. Jan Michael Joncas Father Jan Michael Joncas, a priest of the Archdiocese…

Friar Mark Cucci passed away on May 3, 2012. He was 71. Born Carmen Cucci, he is predeceased by his parents and survived by his sister, Mary Therese Cucci. Br.…

He was a scholar of theology, an amateur historian, and a self-taught canon lawyer, but Fr. Giles Carie, OFM Conv., was first and always a Conventual Franciscan Friar. Born George…

A group of former Mount St. Francis students gathered in the Twin Cities on April 1, 2012.  They met at RedRossa Italian Grille in Bloomington for a few hours of…