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Never Forget

Remember those who died on September 11, but continue to work and pray for peace. Last year, monuments created with steel from the Twin Towers destroyed on September 11, 2001,…

Remember Without Stigma

August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. We pray for those who have died and for family and friends left behind. Also, September is National Recovery Month sponsored by the…

Assisting Ukrainians Suffering From War Trauma

In our friary in Legnica, Poland, from August 7 to 18, the Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) offices of both the Conventual Franciscan Order and the Capuchin Franciscans…

What is JPIC?

Friar Jonathan Garcia Zenenot professed his first vows in 2021. He graduated from the Franciscan University of Mexico with a degree in Philosophy. He is continuing his studies at The…

Saint Maximilian Kolbe

“Life begins to make sense when we recognize and acknowledge God’s infinite goodness and our absolute dependence on Him. Our response will be praise and total love expressed in obedience.”…

Witnesses of Peace

In August 1991 guerrillas of the Shining Path terrorist group escalated their violence against the Catholic Church in Chimbote, Peru. The terrorists announced that they would kill a priest every…