New Beginnings
I have had the privilege of living with extraordinary men in our Conventual Franciscan fraternity. During my four years as Guardian of Mount Saint Francis Friary, I helped facilitate the…
Different Paths of Discernment
In two very different ministries, friars André-Marie Miller, OFM Conv. and friar Colden Fell, OFM Conv. are learning that discernment continues through experience. Their apostolic-year assignments have taken them from…
Where the Call Leads
With the turning of the seasons, creation itself reminds us that change is constant. Our lives are no different, as we periodically transition from one phase in our lives to…
Priesthood Begins
For years, ordination stood before Friars Pedro Lopez and Alberto Bravo as the destination toward which formation, study and discernment were leading. Less than a year after their ordinations in…
A Ministry Handed On
For the past seventeen years, friar John Elmer, OFM Conv., has served as the Spiritual Director of the Mission Advancement Office of the Province of Our Lady of Consolation. Whether…