Be a Living Memory
(An excerpt from “Being a Franciscan and a Missionary is the Greatest Love God has Envisioned for Me” – See the full article at ofmconv.net)On June 25, 2026, the friars…
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Be a Living Memory
Servant of God Martin de Porres Maria Ward
Servant of God Martin de Porres Maria Ward welcomed Sister Death on June 22, 1999. He was 81 years old and had lived 51 years as a Conventual Franciscan Friar…
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Servant of God Martin de Porres Maria Ward
Celebrating 800 Years Together
Franciscan Leaders Gather at St. Bonaventure University As the Franciscan family prepares to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi (1226–2026), friars from across the United…
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Celebrating 800 Years Together
Update on Our Postulants
Our Postulants had a full schedule this Spring. They visited the Novices in California during Holy Week and Easter.Postulant comes from the Latin postulare which means one who makes a…
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Update on Our Postulants
Happy Feast Day June 13th
June 13 is the Feast Day for Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church. In 1223, Francis appointed Anthony as the first professor of theology for the…
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Happy Feast Day June 13th
Saint Francis and Lady Poverty
2026 Week of the Poor
In mid-April, the Ministers General of the Franciscan Family wrote a letter in which they propose establishing a 'Week of the Poor' to take place November 9 to 15, 2026.…
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2026 Week of the Poor