


Capturing the Magic of Assisi
26 SEP, 2017 Assisi – the home of Francis and Clare – a magical village clinging to the side of a hill. BY FR. FRANK JASPER, OFM I attended the Assisi Pilgrimage in June as the first segment of my sabbatical. I thoroughly enjoyed the pilgrimage, although I have to...
Franciscan Joy: There’s Nothing Like a Good Book
Fr. Henry Beck, OFM 26 SEP, 2017 There’s nothing like a good book BY FR. HENRY BECK, OFM My father was a reader, and I think I first picked up my love for reading from him. We lived in a close-knit neighborhood in Old North Dayton, Ohio, where it was easy to walk to...
New Interprovincial Postulancy Program
Left to right: Raphael Ozoude III, Fr. Mark Soehner, and Matthew Ryan 21 SEP, 2017 Fr. Mark Soehner, OFM Fall is a time for beginnings. I think one of the reasons that teachers love the first day of school is that it offers an opportunity, an opening, and a threshold...
Annunciation mural on Pleasant Street friary
The Annunciation, based on the fresco in the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, is the reference for a mural on the Pleasant Street Friary for BLINK 2017