Tag: USA-OLA
USA: Our Lady of the Angels, Franciscan Heritage and the Legacy...
On August 2, 2026, the friars of the Conventual Franciscan Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA welcomed four hundred pilgrims...
Two Franciscan Friars Make Their First Profession of Vows
Continuing their Franciscan journey with the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA (OLA), two friars made their first profession of...
Friar Ignatius MATERNOWSKI Remembered in Normandy During D-Day Commemorations
On June 3, 2026, as part of the annual commemorations for D-Day in Normandy, France, Friar James MCCURRY, OFM Conv., Friar Martin KOBOS, OFM...
USA: Ordinary Chapter of the Province of Our Lady of the...
From May 18–22, 2026, the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA conducted its Ordinary Provincial Chapter. The event took place...
United States: Priestly Ordination of Friar Edgar VARELA in Graham, North...
On Saturday, April 25, 2026, joyful prayer and song, in Spanish and English, filled the Blessed Sacrament Parish Church in Graham, North Carolina, USA....
United States: Pre-Chapter Assembly in OLA Province
On April 7-9, 2026, prayer and fraternal brotherhood were evident as approximately eighty friars from the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in...
Music Piece Composed in Honor of Friar Gerry WATERMAN
When Friar Gerry WATERMAN, OFM Conv., heard the Hendricks Chapel Choir perform an original choral piece based on his favorite verse, Psalm 139, he...
Called and Consecrated: The Priestly Ordination of Friar Franck Lino
On Saturday, July 19, 2025, the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA welcomed a new friar priest: Friar Franck Lino...
USA: Friar Patrick ALLEN Makes Simple Profession
On July 9, 2025, Friar Patrick ALLEN made his temporary profession of vows at the St. Francis of Assisi Novitiate in Arroyo Grande, California,...
Remembering Friar Ignatius MATERNOWSKI, OFM Conv., a Casualty of D-Day
June 5, 2025, marked the 81st anniversary of the allied invasion of Normandy, an event that signaled the beginning of the end of World...
Spirit of Assisi in Peru: Dialogue and Terrorism
On August 5, 2026, I arrived in Lima, Peru, where I was warmly welcomed by my confreres serving at Nuestra Señora de la Piedad...
USA: Our Lady of the Angels, Franciscan Heritage and the Legacy of Charles
On August 2, 2026, the friars of the Conventual Franciscan Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA welcomed four hundred pilgrims...
Kolbe Center Amphitheater Promotes Local Community and Kolbean Charism
On August 1, 2026, the Kolbe Center at Villa Belvedere in Carini, Sicily, Italy, opened its summer season with a full schedule of events...
France-Belgium: A Week of Fraternity and Encounter in Lourdes
On July 24–31, 2026, the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium organized a week of encounter and fraternity in Lourdes. The event brought...
Spirit of Assisi in Ecuador and Ecumenical Formation
On July 25, 2026, I arrived in Quito, Ecuador. This was the first stop on my visit to South America, during which I wanted...