April 2022

Brother Aldin Francis Canobas The hermitage experience was a personal highlight of my novitiate! We spent two weeks in Valentia Island and each week, we took the role of serving like “Martha” or praying like “Mary”. We drew lots to figure out who would (…)
In 1946, the Franciscans were invited by Archbishop George Cabana of St. Boniface to take over Lac du Bonnet parish in Manitoba and its attached missions. Maple Creek was one of these missions, located approximately 20 km northwest of Lac du Bonnet. The friars (…)
As I rise up in the morning light the voice of God catches my attention. I am not condemned, rather I am sent to go in the way of life, a new person, my sinfulness left behind. (Scripture Inspiration: John 8.1-11) God of Love,so (…)