We Stand in Solidarity with Annunciation House
Conventual Franciscan Friars – Province of Our Lady of Consolation Advocate for Compassion: We Stand in Solidarity with Annunciation House Against Texas’ Criminalization of Humanitarian Efforts As members of the Conventual Franciscan Friars – Province of Our Lady of Consolation, we are deeply committed to living out the teachings of…
In Loving Memory †friar Mark Weaver
In Loving Memory +Friar Mark Weaver, OFM Conv. Friar Mark Weaver, OFM Conv., of Clarksville, Indiana entered into eternal life on Monday evening, February 19 at Baptist Floyd Health Center in New Albany, Indiana; he was 72 years old. Friar Mark was born in Tiffin, Ohio to Raymond and Joann…
We are all Missionaries: Embracing the Depth of Faith and Commitment
Imagine a cross that protrudes from the world. A light comes out of it that illuminates the globe, yet this light only illuminates one-third of the earth. What does this mean? It means that the light of faith in Jesus Christ has only reached one-third of our planet! I am…
Mercy Personified
Friars celebrate Mass at the Shrine of Saint Brother Pedro de San Jose Betancurt (Hermano Pedrito) and Saint Francis Church in Antigua Guatemala, Friar Jorge Dobles, OFM Conv., is the celebrant. Mercy Personified By friar Bob Roddy, OFM Conv. Where Mercy, Love, and Pity dwell, there God is dwelling too.…
Reflections from a Missionary
Reflections from a Missionary By friar Ray Mallett, OFM Conv. I entered Our Lady of Consolation Province, as a postulant, in 1967 when I was 17. A few years later I look back on my years as a friar, especially my years in ministry. These years have been the most…
Legacy of Love and Faith: My Pilgrimage to Uncle Edgar’s Zambian Ministry
Friar Edgar Hughes walked with the people of Zambia in an effort to improve living conditions for those most in need. Photos courtesy of Province Archives. My father and his brother Tom were very close growing up. Dad once quipped that my uncle only entered the seminary because he had.…
Friar Juniper: Reluctant Missionary
“I cannot say yes,” a startled friar Juniper Cummings said to friar Wayne Hellmann, then Minister Provincial, “I have never said no. I cannot say no.” This was the gist of a 2:00 am telephone conversation between Louisville, KY, and Kitwe, Zambia, where friar Wayne was presiding at the Custodial…
Enduring Faith: The Legacy of Friars in Foreign and Home Missions
Enduring Faith: The Legacy of Friars in Foreign and Home Missions By friar Martin Day, OFM Conv. The Province of Our Lady of Consolation has a strong history of sending friars to foreign missions, in some cases without any expectation that they would ever return. Our first four foreign missionaries…