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What a Child Remembers

In 2019, getting ready for the Chrism Liturgy at Santa Fe Cathedral, Santa Fe, New Mexico, I overheard two sacristans talk about an encounter one of them had earlier that…

Stained glass window in La Petite Chapelle de Cauguigny honoring +Fr. Ignatius Maternowski

Honoring Friar Ignatius Maternowski

In the early hours of D- Day, June 6, 1944, military chaplain Fr. Ignatius Maternowski parachuted into the occupied territory of the hamlet of Guetteville in the town of Picauville.…

Mauro Cardinal Gambetti

Mauro Cardinal Gambetti, in his mid-50s, is one of the youngest cardinals in the Church. He is also the first Conventual Franciscan to be created a cardinal in the last…

Congratulations

Fr. Michael Lasky OFM Conv. will become the new General Delegate for Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation (JPIC) for the Conventual Franciscan Order. He will depart for Italy…

A Visit to Donegal Abbey

A Mediaeval Franciscan Friary One of my pastimes is visiting old monastic ruins. Whilst I was on holiday last year in Co. Donegal, Ireland, I had the opportunity to drive…

Statement of Commitment

“bring the whole human family together . . . for we know that things can change” (Laudato Si’ 13)The Laudato Sí Action Platform, launched by the Vatican, will help Catholic…