Germany: Inter-Franciscan Collaboration
The “Interfranziskanische Arbeitsgemeinschaft” (INFAG) is an association of over forty communities of Franciscan religious women, eight communities of Franciscan religious men, including the Order...
Austria: Great Devotion to St. Anthony of Padua
Our friars at the Heilige Dreifaltigkeitn Friary in Vienna, Austria, have a great devotion to St. Anthony of Padua There are currently six friars...
Ghana: New Postulants Admitted
On September 29, 2022, Provincial Custody of St. Anthony of Padua in Ghana admitted five young men into its postulancy program. The ceremony took...
Retreat in Lebanon – JPIC: Franciscan DNA
In early September, 2022, I was fortunate to be able to make my annual retreat in Lebanon with the friars of the Custody of...
Colombia: Formation for Friars in Solemn Profession for Five Years or Less
On September 19-23, 2022, the Provincial Custody of St. Francis of Assisi in Colombia conducted a formation meeting for its friars in solemn profession...
California-USA: Novitiate Workshop
From September 19-23, 2022, Friar Jude WINKLER presented a workshop on the Gospels and the Psalms to the novices of the Conventual Franciscan Federation...
Germany: Renewable Energy
For several years, the friars of the Province of St. Elizabeth in Germany have been dealing with issues involving the safeguarding of creation.
In 2015-16,...
Poland: A New Franciscan Single
Faith, hope, charity and, most of all, gratitude, are the basis of a newly released Franciscan single that is now available online at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U0CIOYzRV8&t=26s
The song...
Poland: Simple Profession
On September 17, 2022, the Feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi, five confreres (three from Poland and two from Ukraine) made...
“HARAMBEE” in Kenya
During my visit to Kenya, September 10-17, 2022, I learned a Swahili word: “harambee,” which expresses the importance of everyone pulling together to make...