The Franciscans have been in England since 1224. Friar Solanus Mary gives us some background and a tour of some of the friary ruins. (For Part 1, click here.) Norfolk…
In a previous post, we had a look at the ruins of a Franciscan friary in County Donegal, Ireland. In this post I want to look at some Franciscan friary…
As Franciscans, conservation efforts are important to us – from projects such as Little Portion Farm and the Franciscan Earth Care Initiative to individual efforts in gardening, recycling, and more.…
This past Pentecost Monday 2022 marked the 801st anniversary of the arrivals of the Friars Minor into Germany. The celebration of which, obviously, should have been last year, but equally…
This is part two of the story of a Lancashire Franciscan Martyr, Blessed John Woodcock. Here is the link to part one: https://franciscanvoice.org/lancashire-franciscan-martyr-part-one/ Still certain of his Franciscan calling, John went…
Blessed John Woodcock Friar Solanus Mary tells the story of Blessed John Woodcock, a Franciscan priest from Lancashire martyred in August 1646. Lancashire The friary to which I am assigned…