Journey of the Three Magi
Fr. Don Halpin, OFM Conv., gives us a meditation for Epiphany – describing the journey of the three magi to visit Jesus in Bethlehem.
Read More Vocation Discernment Weekend
by Fr. Paul Schloemer, OFM Conv. Over the weekend of 14-16 December, six men joined us for a Vocation Discernment Weekend at Holy Cross Retreats in Las Cruces, New Mexico.…
Read More The Holy Innocents of Newtown
Fr. Ken Bartsch, OFM Conv., offers a reflection on the Newtown shooting. Instead of placing blame and searching for answers, he speaks about the existence of evil, and the power…
Read More Friar Matthew Malek, OFM Conv., Ordained a Transitional Deacon
Friar Matthew Malek, OFM Conv. was ordained a transitional deacon on December 12, 2012, at the St. Anthony Shrine Chapel, Ellicott City, MD, by Bishop Denis Madden, Auxiliary Bishop for…
Read More Friary Beginning to Take Shape
The new Friary for the Conventual Franciscans living at Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla Park, New Mexico, is beginning to take shape. Concrete has been poured, beams are in place,…
Read More Compassion: A Compass for the Soul
by Brother Bob Roddy A compass is one of many tools that we may use to find our way when we are lost. (I guess that nowadays some of us…
Read More The Advent Embrace
by Fr. David Lenz, OFM Conv. Traditionally, we begin our “Advent count-down” to celebrate Christmas with the lighting of the purple candles on the advent wreath. We wait with expectation…
Read More Posada Guadalupe Newsletter
A letter from Friar Phil Ley, OFM Conv. Dear Friends of Posada Guadalupe: Anniversaries are appropriate times for new beginnings, and so, as we begin our seventh year, I thought…
Read More Medical Mission Trip to Honduras
A Letter from Friar Mark Weaver, OFM Conv. Dear Friends, Friar Mark and a volunteer wait with some of the clinic visitors. In 1997 St. Joseph University Parish began a…
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