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Father Franck-Lino Sokpolie with Friar Michael Heine, Minister Provincial of Our Lady of the Angels Province (on left), the Most Reverend Gregory J. Hartmayer, Archbishop of Atlanta (on right), & brother friars, & postulants (on far left)

Ordination and Mass of Thanksgiving for Father Franck-Lino Sokpolie

(Photos by Jackie Holcombe)Friar Franck-Lino Sokpolie was ordained a priest on Saturday, July 19, at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta, Georgia, by the Most Reverend Gregory J. Hartmayer OFM Conv.,…

Assisi on the Chesapeake Retreat 2025

The last weekend in June, Our Lady of the Angels Province hosted their third Assisi on the Chesapeake Retreat. Sixty young people gathered from Chicopee (MA), Atlanta (GA), Baltimore (MD),…

Five Men Enter Novitiate

Five Novices were invested in the habit of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual on July 12, 2025. Investiture took place at St. Francis of Assisi Novitiate in Arroyo Grande,…

Saint Bonaventure – Feast Day July 15

Saint Bonaventure, considered the second founder of the Franciscan Order, is credited with giving structure to the Franciscan way of life and the spirituality of St. Francis. Last year marked…

The only known portrait from life of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, c. 1690, by Father Claude Chauchetière

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

Feast Day July 14 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha is widely seen as a bridge between Native American and European cultures. In the centuries since her death, she has had devotees ranging…

From Postulancy to Novitiate

This weekend five men will be invested in the Franciscan habit. The simple tunic, shoulder cape, hood, and rope around the waist, reflects what peasants wore at the time of…