… for Creation – Franciscan Voice

Celebrating Mother Earth

Earth Day 2024 was celebrated officially on April 22. Here are a couple of events held on April 20 and an important initiative announced on April 23 in recognition of…

Feast of the Mystery of Creation?

In recent decades, the “Feast of Creation” celebrated on September 1 (also known as Creation Day or World Day of Prayer for Creation) has emerged as an important Christian celebration…

The Good Shepherd

For the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Bishop John Stowe OFM Conv. preached on the image of the Good Shepherd and how it relates to the current climate crisis. I think…

Celebrating Blessed Giles at Little Portion Farm

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…

The Labyrinth in the Desert Garden out back

A poem written and read by friar Cristofer Fernández OFM Conv. (Thank you to Fr. Tom Smith OFM Conv. for walking the labyrinth at Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla…

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

Saint Bonaventure – A Voice Still Relevant Today

This year is the 750th anniversary of the death of the Seraphic Doctor (d. July 15, 1274). On February 2, 2024, the Ministers General of the First Order and the…