In spring of 1225, soon after his experience at Mount La Verna, St. Francis of Assisi stayed at the Monastery of San Damiano, where St. Clare and the first Poor…
As we approach the end of 2024, here’s a flashback to Summer!Approximately 170 teens and young adults attended the Second Annual Assisi on the Chesapeake youth retreat. The young people…
Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, December 7, 2024. One of the new cardinals is Archbishop Dominique Joseph Mathieu OFM Conv. of Tehran-Isfahan, Iran. On…
Today, December 12, is the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Here's an excerpt from a reflection written by Friar Arturo Felix - 'The Beauty of God's Creation: Our Lady…
Advent is a time of preparation and waiting. We anticipate eagerly the birth of Our Lord at Christmas.Here are several resources available to you as you travel through the season:1…
Like St. Maximilian Kolbe, Conventual Franciscan Fr. Placido Cortese directed a Catholic publication, in his case the Messenger of Saint Anthony. And, like St. Maximilian, Friar Placido was tortured and killed…