Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas The Conventual Franciscan Friars of the Province of Our Lady of Consolation wish all of you a Merry Christmas. May the Peace of Jesus Christ be with you…
Read More From Pope Francis’ December 18 General Audience
Dear Brothers and Sisters: In these last days of Advent we prepare ourselves spiritually to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Christmas is a feast of joyful hope, for God has…
Read More +Friar Kieran Kay, OFM Conv. : Afire with God
Friar Kieran Kay, OFM Conv., was in love with words. Whether as an English teacher, with the words on the page, or in his contemplative spirit, in love with the…
Read More Advent Around the Province
The word ‘Advent’ is derived from the Latin word ‘ad-venire’ meaning ‘to come to.’ It is a time to prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of Christ and…
Read More Pope Francis – Excerpts from his Evangelii Gaudium
On Consumerism: 2. The great danger in today’s world, pervaded as it is by consumerism, is the desolation and anguish born of a complacent yet covetous heart, the feverish pursuit…
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