Happy Feast of Our Lady of Consolation
The title of Our Lady of Consolation, or Mary, Consoler of the Afflicted, comes from the Latin Consolatrix Afflictorum and is the title by which the Blessed Virgin Mary is…
Read More It is Lent. Are we up to it?
Excerpts from Friar Nick Wolfla’s homily on February 18, 2018. Friar Nicholas Wolfla is a canon lawyer and serves currently as Secretary for the Province. He was ordained to…
Read More +Friar Ambrose Eischens OFM Conv
With sorrow we report that +Friar Ambrose Eischens passed away at approximately 8:20 pm Wednesday, December 20, with friars and family around him. He was a faith-filled friar who touched…
Read More Vigil for the Feast of the Assumption
Once again, thousands of pilgrims are converging on the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio, for the Vigil Mass for the Feast of the…
Read More +Fr. Simon Sauer, OFM Conv. – A Man of Compassion for the Poorest of the Poor, and for his Brothers
Beloved missionary, sought-after confessor, and dedicated chaplain, Fr. Simon Sauer combined a Franciscan spirit of compassion and love for God’s people with a sense of humor to bring the…
Read More Congratulations to Pedro, Alberto, and Calin!
Friday, July 21, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in El Paso, Texas, Alberto Bravo, Calin Vidaurri, and Pedro Lopez professed their temporary vows of Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience.…
Read More “I was a stranger, and you welcomed me…”
Jorge Taborda, whose wife was deported to Colombia, is trying to remain in the United States with his two sons. He and his wife have lived in the US…
Read More Pilgrim House Celebrates 100 Years of Hospitality
In the spring of 1917, the Sisters of St. Francis in Tiffin, Ohio agreed to build and staff a Pilgrim House at the Church of Our Lady of Consolation…
Read More Welcoming a World of Unity and Love
by Friar Paul Schloemer, OFM Conv. Not long ago, when we as a Province spoke of “interculturality” we were talking about the relationship between our Hispanic and our Anglo communities.…
Read More Retreats, Days of Prayer, and More for Lent
Crucifix at Holy Cross Retreat Center, Mesilla Park, New Mexico Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla Park, New Mexico, is offering four retreats during Lent: Franciscan Spirituality of Creation – March…
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