April 2025 – Franciscan Voice

Power of Prayer

Take a few moments to enjoy this podcast episode with Friar Christian Moore, who recently celebrated 60 years of priesthood. This was recorded a few years ago when he was…

Celebrating Blessed Giles

Each spring, Little Portion Farm (located in Ellicott City, MD) hosts a celebration around the time of the Feast Day of Blessed Giles of Assisi on April 23. This year’s…

A Vision of Inclusivity

Bishops around the United States began issuing tributes to Pope Francis soon after the news of his death on April 21, 2025. Pope Francis was 88 and in the 13th…

Why Triduum?

On the website for Saint Joseph Cupertino (SJC) Province, Friar Raphael Zwolenkiewicz offers a great explanation of Triduum, which begins with the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper and…

Lady Courtesy and the Canticle of Vietnam

It is said that Vietnam is a country of poems and music because their countless poems all have a rhythm to them, which can only be expressed in the Vietnamese…

Preaching to the Birds

This year is the 800th anniversary of Saint Francis' composition of The Canticle of the Creatures. The inauguration of this anniversary took place in Assisi on January 11, 2025. (Learn more…