Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
Feast Day July 14 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha is widely seen as a bridge between Native
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"The Lord gave me some brothers."
–St. Francis of Assisi, Testament
Conventuals speak in the name of something greater than ourselves. We are not a collection of individual voices, but a chorus harmonizing for the advancement of the Kingdom. Francis understood the men who came to follow him as a gift from the Lord; he received and celebrated that gift! The friars’ life in fraternity is the heart of our charism and exists as our primary mission. Community life, in the Franciscan vision, is an end in and of itself.
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From Postulancy to Novitiate
This weekend five men will be invested in the Franciscan habit. The simple tunic, shoulder
Welcome to Our New Postulants
On Saturday, July 5, the Rite of Beginning Fraternity was held at St. Bonaventure Friary in
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Inquire of a Friar
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