The brothers serving in the new Provincial Council are: Pierre Charland (Provincial)Pierre Ducharme (Vicar)Michael Perras (Definitor)Dan Gurnick (Definitor)Aimé Dô Văn Thông (Definitor)Pierre Brunette (Definitor). (…)
April 2022
Every month, we share a photo from our archives! — We all look forward to the arrival of Spring, as parts of Canada are still waiting for the spring weather to come! St. Francis Friary in Vancouver had a large garden with a variety (…)
Happy Easter! This year, all that is happening on a global level leads us to turn to the Resurrected Christ to ask him for healing and peace. The war in Ukraine, the upheaval of a sixth wave of COVID-19, economic uncertainty… these are just (…)
When life feels like it is in shambles, when it feels broken, tattered, and torn, when we feel perched on the edge wondering what is next, if there is a tomorrow… hope is always cradled within, resting secure, held by love, held by the (…)
Néhémie Prybinski, OFM I was not a hero, but I had moments both big and small. Rarely do we just shape our life on our own, but we adapt to the conditions in which we find ourselves. This was how it was with my (…)
As our world continues to struggle with war and injustices, our Saviour’s Easter words, “Peace be with you” are a message for us each day. The peace that Christ offers us is more than the false security our world tries to convince us is (…)
Did you know that our nature is to be peaceful? “Love God and love your neighbor as yourself” is not just an aspiration for those who have found Christian faith. It is our true nature. Easter is the resurrection of the Prince of Peace (…)
“Since my early youth,” writes Marc Chagall, “I have been captivated by the Bible. It has always seemed to me and it still seems to me that it is the greatest source of poetry of all time. Since then I have sought this gleam (…)
Our novices just completed their hermitage experience, where they lived for two weeks according to the Rule for Hermitages by St. Francis. Read more about their experiences here: (…)
Love gazing on the loved The loved gazing on Love Mercy overflowing Known in my anguish A place of refuge Hope restored Strength Freedom Redeemed God of Every Heartbeat,your love is present in our living,made known in the love of your Son. The cross (…)
