I am often asked what it means to be a Franciscan Brother. As I reflected on my first year since my Solemn Profession and look ahead to another year the following reflection surfaced. I tried to capture the aspects of my life (…)
August 2020
Every month we share an interesting photo from our archives! — Members of the Boy Scouts troupe formed by Fr. Martin Bettin in Ilo, Peru, 1966. (…)
I have had profiles written on me, interviews done and photo shoots. I began a new ministry, extended my ministry and had to put a lot of my ministry on hold due to a pandemic. I have completed a program, been on line more (…)
Open Heart and Soul I open my heart to love (…)
Here is the panel “Christ and the Canaanite Woman” by Juan de Flandes, pseudonym of a painter of the late 15th and early 16th century belonging to the school of Spanish-Flemish art. This painting of forty-seven small panels commissioned by Queen Isabella the (…)
The Franciscans from the Custody of Christ the King of western Canada arrived in Peru as missionaries in July 1962. They were assigned the missionary district in southern Peru in the department of Moquegua, looking after two cities, Moquegua and Ilo. The first (…)
“Abide in me as I abide in you.” “Abide in my love” (John 15.4-10) What does it mean to abide? The dictionary definition is to “accept or act in accordance with…” In other words: to observe, to follow, to uphold, to heed. It (…)
Elijah is at the cave… there is strong winds, an earthquake and a fire… there is sheer silence… and then God asks: “What are you doing here Elijah?” This piece of scripture from 1 Kings 19: 11-13 has long been a favorite of mine; (…)
