First Station
The Agony in the Garden (Stations of the Cross in Ghana, photo by friar Don Halpin)

First Station

Jesus is Condemned to Death The innocent suffer for the sins of others Meditation We were present in the Creator's mind and heart, even before these ancient soils and waters…

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Introducing an Ecological Way of the Cross

The following is excerpted from a booklet prepared by the Franciscan Friars Conventual JPIC commission and a combined adaptation from a Catholic Climate Covenant (CCC) parish resource (from the Archdiocese…

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Update from Our Friars in Ukraine

For more than fourteen years, the Conventual Franciscan community in Kremenchuk, a city in the Poltava region of central Ukraine, has been caring for the homeless, the poor and needy.…

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A Culture of Care in the Amazon: Part Three

Brazil’s Black Awareness Day Highlights Indigenous Peoples Friar Erick G. Marin Carballo OFM Conv. lives with other religious and laity who are part of his itinerant team. Their shared life…

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A Culture of Care in the Amazon

Friar Michael Lasky reflects on his trip to the Amazon and his visit with Friar Erick Marin Carballo. Friar Erick serves on a team of itinerant missionary disciples in the…

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Experiencing an Abundance of Blessings

A Welcoming Community Keeps Growing in Faith, and Parishioners St. Julia Catholic Community is running out of room. There isn’t enough space for the children and school-age youth in the…

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