A new path forward
At St. John the Baptist Friary residents have something most senior friars do not – around the clock care in their own home.
Four hundred Franciscans gather in historic meeting
History was made this week as 400 Franciscan friars – from 25 states as well as Canada, Italy Jamaica, Mexico and the Philippines — gathered in unity and fraternity here. The first-of-its-kind meeting of friars from six U.S. provinces was a step toward the formation of one coast-to-coast entity.
Gone to the dogs
This summer, friars in Oldenburg, Ind., and Southfield, Mich., have taken the term “dog days” to heart.
Cord-makers learning the ropes.
Joni and Gary Mataitis learn to use “Br. Bernie’s” machine to make Franciscan cords.
