Celebrating Our Gospel Life

In mid-July, a conference celebrating the early Rule of 1221 was held at St. Bonaventure University. The event was originally planned for the summer of 2021, which was the 800th…

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Friar Martin de Porres Ward

Our Lady of the Angels Province approved recently a motion to support the cause of Fr. Martinho (Martin) Maria de Porres Ward OFM Conv. His story is featured in Black…

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Beginning the Novitiate and Postulancy Years
Conventual Franciscan Novices 2022-2023: Front L-R: Connor Ouly, Colden Fell, Bob Moynihan, Marvin Fernandez Back L-R: Paul Utterback, Andre Miller, Eric Rewa

Beginning the Novitiate and Postulancy Years

After being invested in the Conventual Franciscan habit in their respective Provinces, seven Novices arrived in Arroyo Grande, California, to begin a year of intensive prayer, reflection, and service. Under…

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800 Years of Hope

This past Pentecost Monday 2022 marked the 801st anniversary of the arrivals of the Friars Minor into Germany. The celebration of which, obviously, should have been last year, but equally…

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Congratulations to Graduates

This May we celebrated with several of our student friars as they enjoyed the results of their studies and received their diplomas.Friar Franck Lino Sokpolie received a degree in French…

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