A great love for Christ St. Clare was a woman in love with Christ, and she wanted all people to know the joy of union with him. She did not emphasize poverty for the sake of poverty, but poverty…

Fr. David Convertino, OFM My name is Fr. David, I would like to make a full confession – I’m a little nervous about my first letter to you. What should I say? How should I start? How should…

St. Clare of Assisi In honor of St. Clare, we invite you to pray an online novena, August 2 – 10, culminating on her feast day, August 11. Each day of the nine-day novena,  you will receive prayers…

“Car Key” by mynameisharsha is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 . I had put all four of our children in the car and fastened…

Photo by Unsplash / Austin Schmid (Editor’s Note: This is Provincial Minister Mark Soehner’s homily from the SJB Province Mass of Thanksgiving, June 16, 2023, in its entirety. He draws his reflection from Matthew’s Gospel quoted below.) The…

Left is Fr. John Bok, OFM, outgoing Co-director of Friar Works. Right is Fr. David Convertino, OFM, Executive Director of Development for the new province. By Colleen Cushard Thank you, Father John!  For being my…

The Franciscan Friars have served at St. Mary of the Angels for nearly 100 years. Written by Eileen Connelly, OSU As parishioners at St. Mary of the Angels (SMA) in New Orleans’ Upper Ninth Ward gather for Mass…

“This image” by Trusted Reviews is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 A student came to my classroom asking if I had seen her Apple watch. She had lost it…

Debbie’s father when he served in the Navy “My story occurred shortly after my dad died in 2012 on the Feast of the Epiphany. When my…

Join us for the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua on Tuesday, June 13, 2023! Mass times will be at 7:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. at our St. Anthony Shrine located at 5000 Colerain Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45223. Pictured: Shrine Guardian…