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…
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…
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…
The following is from the most recent Little Portion Farm Newsletter. Little Portion Farm, located on the property of the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, Maryland, is a ministry…
Friar Leonard M. Testa, now residing in Kellyville, Australia, remembers meeting then Prince Charles, now King Charles III, and other notable visitors while serving in Assisi. He shared some of…
As Minister General, St. Bonaventure (1257-1274) insisted that all friaries have orchards and vegetable gardens. The garden was a place where the sick could be refreshed, scholars could be reminded…