In memory of +Fr. Edmund Goldbach OFM Conv.
†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,…
Read More Friar Paul Clark, OFM. Conv., UofL nursing faculty member, to be inducted as a Fellow in the Academy of Emergency Nursing
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…
Read More Feast of All Saints
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…
Read More Happy Feast of St. Francis!
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…
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Folding 1,000 Paper Cranes
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…
Read More Please Pray for Our Men in Formation
“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…
Read More Happy Feast of the Assumption
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,…
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The Healing Power of God’s Love
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…
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A Year and a Day
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…
Read More Adventures of a Missionary – Part 2
Here is the second part of our conversation with Br. Tony Droll OFM Conv. – a missionary in Zambia for 50+ years and now part of the growing Zambian Conventual…
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