Franciscan Family Celebrates 800 Years in England
On September 10, 2024, gathering on the pebbled beach just below the white cliffs of
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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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Indigenous Peoples’ Day
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Bishop Michael T. Martin OFM Conv. Visits Areas Devastated by Hurricane Helene
As we watch the development of Hurricane Milton and Florida prepares for this now category
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