Postulants Visit Novitiate
During Holy Week and Easter, the postulants visited the Conventual Franciscan Novitiate in Arroyo Grande,
for Community
…for Community
"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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Power of Prayer
Take a few moments to enjoy this podcast episode with Friar Christian Moore, who recently
Celebrating Blessed Giles
Each spring, Little Portion Farm (located in Ellicott City, MD) hosts a celebration around the
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Inquire of a Friar
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