Wine at the Shrine
Wine at the Shrine is on Saturday, October 11, 2025 from 1pm to 6pm. The event benefits Little Portion Farm and the Franciscan Center of Baltimore. Little Portion Farm is…
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Wine at the Shrine
Song of Reconciliation
Letter from the Ministers General of the Franciscan Family on the 800th anniversary of the Canticle of Creatures (1225 – 2025) On September 1, 2025, the Ministers General of the…
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Song of Reconciliation
Celebrate Creation Day
“Creation Day,” also known as the “Feast of Creation” or “World Day of Prayer for Creation,” is an important Christian celebration that takes place annually on September 1st, or on…
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Celebrate Creation Day
Franciscanism & The Canticle of the Creatures
This year we celebrate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ Canticle of Creatures. It was in the spring of 1225, soon after his experience at Mount La Verna, that St.…
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Franciscanism & The Canticle of the Creatures
Friar Gerry Waterman and students celebrate another evening of sandwich making success.
A New Chapel at Syracuse University
Friar Gerry Waterman is a chaplain at Syracuse University. Since the end of the Covid shutdowns, there has been significant growth in the number of students participating in Catholic Campus…
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A New Chapel at Syracuse University
The only known portrait from life of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, c. 1690, by Father Claude Chauchetière
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
Feast Day July 14 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha is widely seen as a bridge between Native American and European cultures. In the centuries since her death, she has had devotees ranging…
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Saint Kateri Tekakwitha