ORDO FRATRUM MINORUM
“Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister Bodily Death, from whom no one living can escape. Blessed are those whom death will find in Your most holy will, for the second death shall do them no harm.”
– Saint Francis, canticle of creatures
Pope Francis
1936.12.17 | 2025.04.21
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On Friday, April 4, the brothers concluded their 2025 Chapter. The theme was “Together for the Mission,” and it was conducted in a spirit of listening and discernment. For the first time, we invited collaborators—employees, friends, and other members of the Franciscan family—to join (…)
The Summer 2024 issue of the Franciscan Missions magazine is available now and can be read online for free (for French-speaking audiences). Here’s a short summary of what’s inside (English translation provided). Use this link to open the original French language digital publication : (…)
Risen Lord You are life, You are new life, You are fullness of life. Risen Lord You are hope, You are renewing hope, You are our journey of hope. Risen Lord You are here, You are here among us, You are here raising us (…)
When we celebrate Easter, the liturgies leading up to it are remembrances of events that inspire very contradictory feelings. Holy Thursday is the last supper, a festive event that suddenly ends in a spirit of fear and anxiety. Then there is the great sadness (…)
On June 19, 1988, St. Charles Parish held a liturgy of rededication in celebration of the expansion of their church building. The history of St. Charles Parish dates back to the early 1800s when an Oblate missionary, Fr. LaFleche, built a small log cabin (…)
The Holy Spirit marks the life of Jesus and the Church much more profoundly than we might think. The evangelist Luke, who also wrote the Acts of the Apostles, emphasizes the Holy Spirit right at the beginning in the conception of John the Baptist (…)
