From the Friars: Our Mother in Heaven
We have a loving mother constantly interceding for us until we one day experience as one body the glory of her Son’s resurrection.
We have a loving mother constantly interceding for us until we one day experience as one body the glory of her Son’s resurrection.
St. Francis of Assisi founded his order in 1209 at the little church of Our Lady of the Angels
The highest friendship is based on selfless love that genuinely seeks the good of the other for their own sake.
Jesus said, “unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.” (Jn 6:52)
St. Bonaventure was a brilliant theologian who explained Francis the man and his movement.
“He who has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me.” (Jn14:21)
For He is our strength and power who alone is good, alone most high, alone almighty and admirable, glorious and alone holy, praiseworthy and blessed without end forever and ever.
What is the potential you see in your children? Have you considered their call to the consecrated life or priesthood?
St. Francis of Assisi, Earlier Rule, Chapter XVI “If they persecute you in one city, flee to another. Blessed are you when men will hate you and persecute you and accuse you of evil, and when they will falsely speak all manner of evil against you for my sake. Rejoice on that day and exult…
As we honor our earthly fathers today, may the Holy Spirit inspire in us the grateful cry of the Son, “Abba, Father!”