Postulancy is the first year of initial formation in the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. It is a year of introduction to and immersion in the Franciscan lifestyle. Here’s just…
Today is the Feast Day of St. Joseph of Cupertino. Fr. Carlos Morales, a friar in the Province of St. Joseph Cupertino, wrote a reflection about this patron saint of…
September 17, 2024, is the 800th anniversary of the Stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi.Francis, while in solitude on Mount La Verna, “saw a Seraph with six fiery and shining…
Commemorating the 800th anniversary of the arrival of the first Franciscans into England, pilgrimage events are taking place in Dover to Canterbury, London, and Oxford.On September 9, pilgrims participated in…
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary On this day, the Latin Patriach of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, invites everyone "to a moment of intercession for peace to…
The Annual Novena to Our Lady of Consolation begins on August 6th at the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio. Each year, pilgrims gather…