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Global Solidarity – Q & A with Father Steve McMciahel, OFM Conv.
Interreligious Dialogue with our Human Family Friar Steve McMichael, OFM Conv., serves as Associate Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. Fr. Steve holds a Doctorate...
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Covid-19 and Mental Health: Assessing the Impact
By Friar Matthew Malek OFM Conv. COVID-19 has created an unprecedented upheaval in the American culture, with over 200,000 fatalities, skyrocketing unemployment, and numerous changes to education,...
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To Heal Our Church
On the anniversary of St Francis of Assisi’s death, Pope Francis celebrates Mass before the Saint’s tomb and signs his Encyclical “Fratelli tutti”. Letting Love Transcend On the vigil of the Feast of...
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Healing Our Families
A Secular Franciscan Perspective By Joe Edwards, OFS Minster of Holy Trinity Region of the Secular Franciscan Order Those who have followed Pope Francis know that he has taken a new, more empathic,...
View ArticleEnd of the Year Tax Savings, Retirement Income, and a Franciscan Legacy
Future generations need Franciscans, and your support through a Franciscan Gift Annuity helps secure the Conventual Franciscan Friars’ legacy. You receive fixed-payments of up to 8.6% of the value of...
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Let Us Dream…
A Gaze Towards the Future, Reflection on Let Us Dream, by Pope Francis By Friar Mario L. Serrano, OFM Conv. and Friar Jarek Wysoczanski, OFM Conv. A Time to See Fr. Jarek speaks with the congregation....
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A Time to See…
An Eye for an Eye? Recognizing Human Dignity In All Our Brothers and Sisters By Friar Ian Bremar, OFM Conv. In his new book, Let Us Dream, Pope Francis speaks of “stoppages,” which can be a “good time...
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A Time to Choose …
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Taking Time to Discern - When What is Right and What is Easy Don’t Align By Friar Charles McCarthy, OFM Conv. Friar Charles McCarthy bagging lunches for those in need in...
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A Time to Act…
We want to shine a light on some of the people we serve next to and the communities in which we operate. These are examples of bold action despite the challenges of COVID-19. The people we work for...
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No Joke, Brother Bob
This poem was orgianlly written and read as tribute to Brother Bob Baxter OFM Conv. at his funeral in 2018. It serves as a reminder of the importance and impact we can have on one another through...
View ArticleA Chaplain’s Prayer
By Friar Ken Bartsch, OFM Conv. Hospital Chaplain at VA Hospital in Louisville, KY Water from the side of Christ, wash me. First check the counter-top for that clear film of water That stains your...
View ArticleMission Spotlight – Posada Guadalupe
Posada Guadalupe is a shelter for immigrants whose mission is inspired by Matthew 25: “I was a stranger, and you welcomed me.” The ministry’s story began in the 1980s when a courageous woman opened...
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In memory of +Fr. Edmund Goldbach OFM Conv.
A pastoral nature nurtured by his life as a Franciscan... Friar Edmund Goldbach OFM Conv. lived with a quiet, peaceful certainty that God would guide him to where he was needed, where God wanted him...
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Future generations need Franciscans, and your support through a Franciscan Gift Annuity helps secure the Conventual Franciscan Friars’ legacy. You receive fixed-payments of up to 8.6% of the value of...
View ArticleThe Importance of Permaculture
An interview with Darren Bender-Beauregard of Brambleberry Permaculture Farm in Paoli, Indiana regarding permaculture and its importance to the Earth Care movement
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Let Us Dream…
A Time to See We must become aware of the vulnerability of the social fabric of our society and our world and simultaneously begin to cultivate spaces where we can retell our stories of hope, struggle,...
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A Time to See…
An Eye for an Eye? Recognizing Human Dignity In All Our Brothers and Sisters By Friar Ian Bremar, OFM Conv. In his new book, Let Us Dream, Pope Francis speaks of “stoppages,” which can be a “good time...
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A Time to Choose …
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Taking Time to Discern – When What is Right and What is Easy Don’t Align By Friar Charles McCarthy, OFM Conv. Friar Charles McCarthy bagging lunches for those in need in...
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A Time to Act…
We want to shine a light on some of the people we serve next to and the communities in which we operate. These are examples of bold action despite the challenges of COVID-19. The people we work for and...
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No Joke, Brother Bob
This poem was orgianlly written and read as tribute to Brother Bob Baxter OFM Conv. at his funeral in 2018. It serves as a reminder of the importance and impact we can have on one another through...
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