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In Loving Memory Kochuthresia Thomas

April 4, 2022

In Loving Memory +Kochuthresia Thomas nee Patteril George Kochuthresia Thomas, 88, of Louisville, KY, was called to her eternal rest on March 30, 2022. Kochuthresia is the Retired Nursing Superintendent,…

In memory of +Fr. Edmund Goldbach OFM Conv.

May 5, 2021

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†Fr. Edmund Goldbach OFM Conv. “A peaceful, quiet certainty…” Friar Edmund Goldbach OFM Conv. lived with a quiet, peaceful certainty that God would guide him to where he was needed,…

Friar Paul Clark, OFM. Conv., UofL nursing faculty member, to be inducted as a Fellow in the Academy of Emergency Nursing

September 2, 2020

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Frari Paul Clark OFM Conv. has been selected as a Fellow in the Academy of Emergency Nursing. In addition to being one of our friars, he also holds a…

Feast of All Saints

October 31, 2019

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From the First Letter of St. John: 3 1 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The…

Happy Feast of St. Francis!

October 4, 2019

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Yesterday we commemorated 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 his…

Folding 1,000 Paper Cranes

September 10, 2019

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Fr. Tom Smith OFM Conv. participated in a peace vigil in Mesilla Park, New Mexico, on Monday, September 9, 2019. The vigil was held next to the new Chapel at…

Please Pray for Our Men in Formation

September 10, 2019

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“I want it written at the beginning and the end of the Rule that the brothers are bound to observe the Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ”ST. FRANCIS OF…

Happy Feast of the Assumption

August 15, 2019

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Since 1912, the Conventual Franciscans of this Province have had the privilege of serving the pilgrims who visit the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey,…

The Healing Power of God’s Love

July 26, 2019

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Friar Jeffrey Hines on prayer, faith, and healing at the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation Looking back over his years of service at the Shrine in…

A Year and a Day

July 18, 2019

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Seven men enter the Conventual Franciscan Novitiate On Wednesday, July 17th, seven men entered the Conventual Franciscan Novitiate in Arroyo Grande, California. They now embark on a journey that lasts…

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