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Walls to Protect or Walls to Divide?
Walls to Protect or Walls to Divide? by friar Rijo Mulavarickal Polachan, OFM Conv. I am friar Rijo. I grew up in Kerala, India, and I now serve with the friars in El Paso, Texas. When I think of my...
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Unarmed and Disarming Witnesses
Unarmed and Disarming Witnesses by friar Kole Resler, OFM Conv. I am friar Kole Resler, a novice and still a beginner in Franciscan religious life. The novitiate is a year set apart for prayer,...
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Formed for Peace, Formed for Fraternity
Formed for Peace, Formed for Fraternity by friar Andrew Angatia, OFM Conv. My name is friar Andrew Angatia, OFM Conv., from the Province of St. Francis of Assisi in Kenya. I am currently in my third...
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A Spirit That Still Speaks
A Spirit That Still Speaks by friar Valentine M. Jankowski, OFM Conv. May the Lord Jesus bless you with his peace. I write from Holy Cross Friary in Mesilla Park, New Mexico, where I am grateful to...
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Building Bridges Where the World Raises Boundaries
Building Bridges Where the World Raises Boundaries by friar Tumaku Yao Clement, OFM Conv. I am friar Tumaku Yao Clement of the Conventual Franciscans in Ghana, Africa. I was born into a family of six...
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May We All Be Franciscan
May We All Be Franciscan by friar Marcos Quesada Navarro, OFM Conv. I am a Conventual Franciscan friar from Costa Rica and a member of the Custody of Mary, Mother of Mercy, within the Province of Our...
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A Friar on the Border
A Friar on the Border by friar Joseph Bach, OFM Conv. I am a Conventual Franciscan Friar; but not first by habit, not first by title, not first by the grey cloth that brushes desert dust. I am Brother....
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The Long Loneliness
The Long Loneliness By friar Vincent Petersen, OFM Conv. To champion the cause of justice and peace is to accept a risk the prophets knew well: to be dismissed, avoided, and misunderstood. When one...
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Q&A With Sister Charity Nkandu
Q&A With Sister Charity Nkandu Sister Charity Lydia Katongo Nkandu, SFMA, is a prominent advocate for human rights and children’s welfare, serving as a representative for Franciscans International...
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A Disarming Peace: Franciscan Social Theatre – Bold Hope in Syria
A Disarming Peace: Franciscan Social Theatre – Bold Hope in Syria By friar Michael Lasky, OFM Conv. In a world scarred by conflict, Pope Leo XIV reminds us that true peace is “unarmed and disarming,”...
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“Enough of War”: Pope Leo’s Call to Reconciliation and Peace
“The world is thirsting for peace. We need a true and sound era of reconciliation that puts an end to the abuse of power, displays of force and indifference to the rule of law. Enough of war, with all...
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Pax Christi: From Pilgrimage to Peacebuilding
Pax Christi: From Pilgrimage to Peacebuilding Written by Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv. In 1945, even before the Second World War came to an end, a lay woman and a French bishop organized pilgrimages...
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Six Popes – One Call: Peace
Six Popes – One Call: Peace Written By friar Wayne Hellmann, OFM Conv. “Peace be with you all!” Dear brothers and sisters, these are the first words spoken by the risen Christ. I would like this...
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Ash Wednesday 2026: The Jubilee of St. Francis
Ash Wednesday 2026: The Jubilee of St. Francis Homily by friar Mario Serrano, OFM Conv. If you are still wondering which penitential practices to undertake during Lent, Pope Leo has asked us to...
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A Sacrament to be Remembered
2026 marks eight hundred years since the Transitus—the passing of St. Francis of Assisi from this world to eternal life. To remember his death is to remember how he lived: utterly rooted in God’s Word....
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Remembering Terre Haute: 153 Years of Franciscan Presence
The Catholic Church first came to what is now western Indiana in the form of the Wea people, who were evangelized by the Jesuits in the 1700s. They built villages along the banks of the Wabash River,...
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Beneath the Same Desert Sky: Remembering the Sacred Bond between the Tigua...
The desert sun rises over Ysleta del Sur, casting its first light on the adobe walls of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish. Here, faith and culture have intertwined for centuries—ever since the Tigua...
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The Courage to Walk in Peace: Following St. Francis Today
The Courage to Walk in Peace: Following St. Francis Today By friar Mario Serrano, OFM Conv. On this Feast of St. Francis, we recall the saint who walked unarmed into the camps of enemies, not to...
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In Loving Memory †friar Peter Damian Massengill
In Loving Memory +Friar Peter Damian Massengill, OFM Conv. Friar Peter Damian Massengill, OFM Conv., 76, died at Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on June 14, 2025. He was preceded in...
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Celebrating God’s Call: The Ordination of Friar Pedro Lopez, OFM Conv.
Celebrating God’s Call: The Ordination of Friar Pedro Lopez, OFM Conv. On Saturday, August 2, 2025, the Conventual Franciscan Friars rejoiced as Friar Pedro Lopez, OFM Conv., was ordained to the...
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