Holy Spirit Province

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 (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 16 April, 2022
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 (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 13 April, 2022
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: (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 9 April, 2022
Brother Hawkins Choi First of all, I want to thank you all for your prayers and keeping us in mind. It has been half a year since we came to Ireland, and everything goes well here in Killarney Friary. By now we are all (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 7 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 (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 7 April, 2022
By Benjamin Ripley, OFM The final part of Mark’s Gospel describes how Jesus commissions his disciples to go out into all the world and spread the Good News. He gives them the power to perform astonishing miracles: Exorcising demons, healing the sick, speaking in (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 28 February, 2022
(by Roland Bonenfant, OFM, and Guylain Prince, OFM) Small miracles happen at any age! Michel Boyer, guardian of our Franciscan community in Trois-Rivières, has lived as long as possible without a computer. Ten years ago, with great reluctance, he understood that it was inevitable. (…)
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- 6 February, 2022
Why did the Second Vatican Council take place? At first glance, the Catholic Church in Canada seemed to be in good shape. In terms of structure, the occupants of Church offices knew their place well; the levels of authority and the respect and (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 30 September, 2021