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Basilica of Saint Mary Major

The Canticle of Creation & Assumption of Mary Rooted in the Mystery of the Incarnation Take a tour of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major with a focus on the…

Basilica of Saint John Lateran

November 9th is the feast of the Dedication of the Saint John Lateran Basilica. On the afternoon of November 2, 2023, Friar Michael Lasky led a group of twenty-two friars…

Pope Nicholas IV (1288 to 1292)

Franciscan Popes - Part 3 (An excerpt from a presentation by friar Joseph Wood OFM Conv.Read the introduction to this seriesRead Part 2 of the the series: Pope Gregory XI?)When…

Pope Gregory XI?

Franciscan Popes - Part 2 An excerpt from a presentation by friar Joseph Wood OFM Conv.(To read the introduction to this series, click here.)Born in Piacenza, Italy, and probably a…

Festival of Fine Arts

"Historically Franciscans have supported the arts and the Art Festival at Holy Cross Retreat Center continues to help us appreciate the beauty around us in God's creation and creativity." Friar…

Looking out from St. Robert's Cave

A Walking Pilgrimage in Knaresborough Part 3

In part 1, we visited the ruins of Knaresborough Castle and walked along the River Nidd.In part 2, we visited a mediaeval Marian Shrine.In part 3, friar Solanus Mary takes…