October 2017
Claude François (1614-1685) known as brother Luc, a Franciscan recollect artist of renown, formed by great European masters, was as it is said ‘the first artist to hold a professional training in the history of Canadian art’. During a brief stay of fifteen months (…)
Being overwhelmed often has a negative connotation to it however, last Sunday I had an experience that overwhelmed me in such a positive way. I tried to capture it in written word which still pales in comparison to the actual experience. This moment (…)
Astronomical research recently confirmed that the gold in your wedding band formed billions of years ago, most likely in a collision of neutron stars, which are unimaginably dense objects somewhat heavier than the sun yet no larger than your ordinary space rock. It (…)
The Franciscan Friars of Western Canada are happy to share the news about this reward, recently received by one of our brothers: Archbishop Joseph N. MacNeil Outstanding Achievement Award, 2017 The Archbishop Joseph N. MacNeil Outstanding Achievement Award is given out annually to (…)
“Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.” (…)
“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. When the harvest time had (…)
Friar Georges is explaining the foundation of Ville-Marie. (…)
“Environment. Hear the technoid ring? If Genesis began, ‘In the beginning, God created the environment’ instead of ‘the heavens and the earth,’ the Bible would be out of print.” This quote, by the writer David James Duncan, sums up the troubles of the modern (…)
October 3, 2017 – Transitus of St. Francis My Dear Brother Francis, You gave praise to God for you know he is the center of your life and draws you deeply into the love of his son Jesus, our Savior. You (…)