October 2021 – Franciscan Voice

A Visit to Donegal Abbey

A Mediaeval Franciscan Friary One of my pastimes is visiting old monastic ruins. Whilst I was on holiday last year in Co. Donegal, Ireland, I had the opportunity to drive…

Statement of Commitment

“bring the whole human family together . . . for we know that things can change” (Laudato Si’ 13)The Laudato Sí Action Platform, launched by the Vatican, will help Catholic…

Affection Made Mission

“If you want to be great, become the least and the servant of all”cf. Mk 10:43b-44The following is from a Letter of the Minister General, Friar Carlos A. Trovarelli, written…

Walking in Unity

On a sunny fall day in Washington DC, I went to mass with a group of student friars at Our Lady of the Americas parish near embassy row. Afterwards, we went…

Many languages, one evening in honor of Our Lady

On the evening of October 6, 2021, the 3rd Annual Marian Procession by Candlelight was held across the campus of The Catholic University of America (CUA), co-sponsored by the University's…

A Clarion Call

A new mural now graces the exterior walls of the Pump House Studio at the Mount Saint Francis Retreat Center in Mt. St. Francis, Indiana. It announces the launching of…