Please Keep in Prayer Our Men in Formation
Friars L to R: Back row - Maximilian Anselm Rewa; Vincent Mary Ouly; André Miller; Front Row - Robert Moynihan; Marvin Paul Fernandez; Colden Fell

Please Keep in Prayer Our Men in Formation

In July, we welcomed our new postulants at the House of Studies in Chicago, while six men entered the post-novitiate phase of their formation after professing their first vows. The…

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A Walking Pilgrimage in Knaresborough Part 3
Looking out from St. Robert's Cave

A Walking Pilgrimage in Knaresborough Part 3

In part 1, we visited the ruins of Knaresborough Castle and walked along the River Nidd.In part 2, we visited a mediaeval Marian Shrine.In part 3, friar Solanus Mary takes…

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A Walking Pilgrimage in Knaresborough Part 1
Railway viaduct, Knaresborough

A Walking Pilgrimage in Knaresborough Part 1

Marian Devotion in England In a little piece posted in December 2021, we referred to an ancient title given to England: Our Lady’s Dowry. Yes, that country has a long-standing…

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The Christocentric View
St. Bonaventure (Painting by Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1620)

The Christocentric View

Christ at the Center Today, July 15, is the Feast of Saint Bonaventure, one of the great Franciscans. With Saint Anthony of Padua and Blessed John Duns Scotus, Bonaventure is…

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Celebrating St. Kateri Tekakwitha
"Lily in the Snow" painting by Karla Aurora Kozach (find out how you can enter the painting sweepstakes at katerishrine.org/news-events)

Celebrating St. Kateri Tekakwitha

The Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site is located in Fonda, New York. We are celebrating Saint Kateri's Feast Day on July 14 and through July 16. On…

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