A Secular Franciscan Witness to Holiness and Leadership Peace and all good things! As we prayerfully mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 this weekend, it is providential that we will…
"the Italian Fr. Kolbe" Like St. Maximilian Kolbe, Conventual Franciscan Fr. Placido Cortese directed a Catholic publication, the Messenger of Saint Anthony. And, like St. Kolbe, Friar Placido was tortured…
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…
Praying for peace and an end to violence The Most Reverend Michael W. Fisher, Bishop of Buffalo, hosted a prayer gathering on July 21st for the community in response to…
- Friar Casimir Cypher OFM Conv. - On June 25, 1975, Friar Casimir Cypher OFM Conv. drove his borrowed pickup into the city of Juticalpa for repairs. He was unaware…
Join Friar Benedict La Volpe for a brief introduction to the Kolbe/Holocaust exhibit at the Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe at Marytown in Libertyville, Illinois.https://youtu.be/s28WN5GG3qU The Kolbe/Holocaust exhibit at the…