The Saints Go Marching In
by Fr. David Lenz On November 1st the Church has traditionally celebrated the Feast of All Saints. This is an opportunity for us to connect with our beloved deceased holy…
Read More Bilingual Celebration at Holy Cross Retreat Center
Holy Cross Retreat Center in conjunction with CAFé (Comunidades de Acción y Fe) hosted a prayer service to celebrate the canonization of Archbishop Oscar Romero. On Sunday evening, October 14th,…
Read More God’s Microphone
Today the Church celebrates the canonization of seven new saints, including Pope St. Paul VI and St. Oscar Romero, the Salvadoran Archbishop who was assassinated by the military while…
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Happy Feast of Our Lady of Consolation
The title of Our Lady of Consolation, or Mary, Consoler of the Afflicted, comes from the Latin Consolatrix Afflictorum and is the title by which the Blessed Virgin Mary is…
Read More It is Lent. Are we up to it?
Excerpts from Friar Nick Wolfla’s homily on February 18, 2018. Friar Nicholas Wolfla is a canon lawyer and serves currently as Secretary for the Province. He was ordained to…
Read More +Friar Ambrose Eischens OFM Conv
With sorrow we report that +Friar Ambrose Eischens passed away at approximately 8:20 pm Wednesday, December 20, with friars and family around him. He was a faith-filled friar who touched…
Read More Vigil for the Feast of the Assumption
Once again, thousands of pilgrims are converging on the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio, for the Vigil Mass for the Feast of the…
Read More +Fr. Simon Sauer, OFM Conv. – A Man of Compassion for the Poorest of the Poor, and for his Brothers
Beloved missionary, sought-after confessor, and dedicated chaplain, Fr. Simon Sauer combined a Franciscan spirit of compassion and love for God’s people with a sense of humor to bring the…
Read More Congratulations to Pedro, Alberto, and Calin!
Friday, July 21, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in El Paso, Texas, Alberto Bravo, Calin Vidaurri, and Pedro Lopez professed their temporary vows of Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience.…
Read More “I was a stranger, and you welcomed me…”
Jorge Taborda, whose wife was deported to Colombia, is trying to remain in the United States with his two sons. He and his wife have lived in the US…
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