Then & Now – Page 11 – Franciscan Voice

Franciscan Popes

The Franciscan popes were innovators, men of culture and the arts, great builders of cities, organizers of law, finances, and government. They strove to achieve their goals for the good…

Faithful Witness of the Gospel and the Mission in Honduras

+Friar Casimir Cypher The friars of the Provincial Custody of Mary, Mother of Mercy in Central America continue to collect documentary and testimonial evidence on the life, mission and witness…

A Franciscan’s Way of the Cross on D-Day 1944

(Continued from Part 1 & Part 2)With a brisk and determined step Friar Ignatius Maternowski went to meet his German colleague.Sometime later, to everyone’s surprise, Friar Ignatius arrived accompanied by…

What’s Your Hobby?

A few years ago, someone asked Friar Valentine Jankowski, ‘What’s your hobby?’ Fr. Valentine thought about it for a minute – other friars paint, woodwork, write. He remembered raising chickens…

Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Francis

On May 25, we celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Francis. Pope Gregory IX laid the cornerstone for the Basilica on 17 July 1228, the…

Spring Cleaning

Are you doing a little Spring Cleaning? Are you feeling overwhelmed? Friar Manny Vasconcelos talks about how he is working through some of his own Spring Cleaning in this video…