The Power of Silence

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…

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Crozier for Bishop Michael T. Martin

Friar Joseph Dorniak designed a crozier for the Most Reverend Michael T. Martin OFM Conv., Bishop of Charlotte. (Friar Joseph is the illustrator of the Greccio and the O Antiphons…

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Dorothy Day – Radical Devotion

The New Graphic Biography of Servant of God Dorothy Day Dorothy Day: Radical Devotion introduces readers to the amazing life of Dorothy Day, reviews her impact on the church and peace…

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Saint Joseph of Cupertino
Saint Joseph of Cupertino. Engraving after F.A. Lorenzini. – Wellcome Images

Saint Joseph of Cupertino

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…

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From Dover to Canterbury

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…

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