Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day fell on Ash Wednesday in 1945 and 2018. It seems strange to celebrate
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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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Turkish Bishops Share Problems and Hopes with Pope Francis
The Turkish Bishops concluded their ad limina visit meeting with Pope Francis on February 9.
The Effects of Beer on Non-Violence – Part 3
(If you missed part one, click here -)(For part two, click here -) Our efforts
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