Work Begins on Chapel at Holy Cross Retreat Center
The weather was great for the concrete floor pour for the new chapel being constructed at Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla Park, New Mexico. The crew worked from 5:30…
Read More Provincial Leadership Elected
At the 2014 Quadrennial Provincial Chapter, Fourth Session, the following friars were elected to province leadership for the quadrennial period 2014 – 2018: Provincial: Friar James Kent, OFM Conv. (Elected…
Read More Honorary Members of the Franciscan Order
L to R: Phil Johnson, MD; Toni Sartini Schmidt, DMD, and Page Walker As a tribute to their dedication to the Friars and their ministries, three new Honorary Members of…
Read More Provincial Chapter – Phase One
The Province of Our Lady of Consolation opened its quadrennial Chapter on Monday, May 12. Over the next few days, the Friars will elect a new Definitory, the six men…
Read More “We can do better!”
“We can do better!” was the mantra for the evening as Fran Heitzman, the founder of Bridging, the largest non-profit furniture bank in North America, accepted the Franciscan International Award…
Read More Addition to Franciscan Kitchen
A ministry mixed with sadness and hope, The Franciscan Kitchen serves hundreds of hot meals along with warm hospitality five days a week to the poor in Louisville, Kentucky. Founded…
Read More Mothers, Daughters, Grandmothers and Granddaughters Coming Together
Franciscan Retreats and Spirituality Center held its first: Pray-Pray Date: Mothers, Daughters, Grandmothers and Granddaughters Coming Together on Saturday, May 3, 2014. 36 mothers, daughters, grandmothers and granddaughters spent the…
Read More Ordination of Fray German Calix Chirino –
On May 3, 2014, Fray German Chirino Calix was ordained to the priesthood in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in Central America. Most Reverend José Bonello, Bishop of the Diocese of Juticalpa, Honduras,…
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