A Missionary of Heroic Virtue

One of the thriving younger Conventual Franciscan Fraternities around the world is the Proto-Martyrs Province in Zambia. The number of professed friars and the continuing number of new vocations is…

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Franciscan Roots and Shoots of Laudato Si

Do Catholic Christians care about non-human creation? What about environmental justice concerns? Who was St. Francis of Assisi, and what does he have to do with Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato…

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Earth Day Celebration in Southern Indiana

The Mount Saint Francis Retreat Center is celebrating Earth Day 2022 on Saturday, April 23rd from 10am to 2pm! There will be exhibits on solar energy, gardening, composting, beekeeping, and…

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Earth Day Celebration

The Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla Park, New Mexico, has a special celebration planned for Earth Day. On Friday, April 22, at 6:30pm an interfaith prayer service will be…

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Easter Triduum

Why do we assemble on the day of the Lord? The primary celebration of Christians is their gathering on The Lord’s Day. It is the Day of Christ’s Resurrection on…

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Saint Francis and Holy Week

St. Francis experienced intensely the physical humanity of Jesus, especially during the days of Holy Week when Christ becomes present in the Eucharist and dies on the Cross. Friar Jude…

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