Will Frodo Find Tolkein
The following is a reflection by Friar Wayne Mulei, who will be making his Solemn Profession of Vows on Friday, August 2, in Castro Valley, California. Will Frodo ever find…
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Will Frodo Find Tolkein
During Community Week, the friars traveled to Nazareth House in Los Angeles to participate in the residents' Mass along with five of our friars who are residents there.
Celebrating Community
During the first week of July, Saint Joseph Cupertino Province celebrated their annual Community Week. It's a time for the friars to gather for Continuing Education, celebrate anniversaries, and spend…
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Celebrating Community
St. Bonaventure
(Painting by Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1620)
Saint Bonaventure
This is the 750th anniversary of the death of St. Bonaventure, who died at the age of 57, in Lyon, France on July 15, 1274. He was canonized by Pope…
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Saint Bonaventure
"Lily in the Snow" painting by Karla Aurora Kozach
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha is widely seen as a bridge between Native American and European cultures. In the centuries since her death, she has had devotees ranging from French priests to…
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Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
Remembering Friar Casimir Cypher
On June 25, 1975, Friar Casimir Cypher OFM Conv. drove his borrowed pickup into the city of Juticalpa for repairs. He was unaware that the National Union of Campesinos had…
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Remembering Friar Casimir Cypher
Rite of Beginning Fraternity
On July 5 at the Franciscan House of Studies on Chicago’s North Side, we welcomed six men into the Conventual Franciscan Postulancy Program.Postulancy is a year of initial formation, designed…
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Rite of Beginning Fraternity