by franciscanfriars | Jul 27, 2018 | Justice & Peace, Ministry & Mission
Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv Nothing is more American than the stories of immigrants who risked everything to be here. But Bishop John Stowe wonders what’s happened to that narrative. “Who would believe that in the land of the free and the home of the brave, we would...
by Fr Mark Soehner OFM | Jul 27, 2018 | Friar Voices, Vocation Vibes
Fourteen novices were received into the Order on July 16 in Santa Barbara, Calif., in a simple ceremony that included four provincials, three secretaries of formation and a host of supporting friars, representing all six of the restructuring provinces. There was also...
by franciscanfriars | Jul 18, 2018 | Ministry & Mission
The travels of Friar William Unterthiner, a province pioneer, May 13 – July 23, 1844.
by Fr Dennis Bosse OFM | Jul 14, 2018 | Friar Voices
The whisper of wind through the trees; the gentle sound of water in a babbling brook; the thunderous roar of waves crashing onto a beach; the majesty of mountains reaching upward to the blue skies; falling snow covering the ground like a white blanket; the sound of...