Happy Feast of St. Anthony
An Explosion of Grace By Fr. David Lenz, OFM Conv. An explosion of grace was witnessed by the 13th century Roman Catholic Church in Europe with the appearance of two…
Read More Fr. Wayne Hellmann, OFM Conv. – Two Hoodies
Friar Wayne Hellmann, OFM Conv. did something unusual when he received an honorary Doctor of Letters from Lourdes University in Toledo, Ohio, on Saturday, May 16. He had the hood…
Read More 57th International Franciscan Award to honor Feed My Starving Children
by Friar Bob Roddy, OFM Conv. Franciscan Retreats and Spirituality Center, Prior Lake, is pleased to announce that the Christian non-profit organization, Feed My Starving Children, will be the 57th…
Read More A Meditation for Holy Saturday
From the Office of Readings Something strange is happening – there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the…
Read More Celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life
Pope Francis has declared a Year of Consecrated Life, celebrating and highlighting the role of women and men religious in the Church’s service to God’s people. Friar Bob Baxter, OFM…
Read More Friar Bryan Hajovsky, OFM Conv. Professes Solemn Vows
Joined by family, friends, and Conventual Franciscan Friars from around the country, Friar Bryan Hajovsky, OFM Conv. professed his solemn vows on Friday, August 22, at the Basilica and National…
Read More “We can do better!”
“We can do better!” was the mantra for the evening as Fran Heitzman, the founder of Bridging, the largest non-profit furniture bank in North America, accepted the Franciscan International Award…
Read More Seeking God’s Will: Eight men attend vocation discernment weekend
Eight men gathered at Mount St. Francis March 4-6 for a vocation discernment weekend retreat. Led by Fr. Paul Schloemer, OFM Conv. and Fr. John Bamman, OFM Conv., we hosted…
Read More Letting Go of Lent
by Fr. Martin Day, OFM Conv. Three quarters of this year’s Lenten season has already passed us by. Where are we at this point in our Lenten journey? It could…
Read More Our Lady of Consolation Mission Fair
Celebrating fifty years of mission support It began as a fun way to raise mission funds, was transformed by a basket, and has now flowered into a tradition, anticipated…
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