Franciscan Vintners Montefalco, Italy The hilltop town of Montefalco has always been closely associated with its neighbor, Assisi – a short distance north. As early as 1215, the friars had…
This is the 10-year anniversary of the canonization of Saint Marianne Cope, the first Franciscan woman from North America to be canonized, and the 11th American to be recognized as…
In the course of his life, Francis was alone, in deep thoughts, meditating,with multiple and profound questions that assailed his heart.He walked with leisurely steps contemplating the life around him,but…
It is always good and profitable to recall the wisdom of our forefathers. Our parents’ generation and older had sayings, pearls of wisdom, that helped us to do the right…
Friar Solanus Mary continues the story of Queen Katherine of Aragon, wife of the infamous King Henry VIII of England. (Click here, if you missed part 1) Virtue Katherine bore…
Wife, Queen, Mother, Franciscan The city of Peterborough (Cambridgeshire, England) is not too distant from our little friary in Walsingham (in the neighbouring county of Norfolk). When I am in…