Holy Spirit Province

It has been 800 years since the meeting of St. Francis of Assisi with the Sultan Al-Malik Al-Kamil. For Franciscans, this encounter marks the beginning of a dialogue between Christians and Muslims that continues until today. In this current age of conflict and (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 15 May, 2019
Father Igais Julmus is a priest with his whole heart and his entire being. Impressed by Christ, who gave his life, this young Franciscan decided to offer his life to Christ in return. Imbued with the Word of God, he has devoted (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 4 May, 2019
It is with great sorrow that we inform you that Brother Réal Bélanger, OFM, passed away on April 16th 2019, at the Carrefour Providence in Montreal, at the age of 88 years, after 60 years of religious life. Born in St-Antonin, Quebec (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 25 April, 2019
Throughout the year, Salt & Light Television followed the Franciscans of the two Canadian Provinces, St. Joseph Province in the East of Canada and Christ the King Province in the West of Canada, on their path towards unity and formation of a new (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 21 March, 2019
By Theodore Splinter, ofm We were in prayer (the Divine Office a.k.a. liturgy of the hours) last week, and the Friar who was leading the opening hymn was starting on the wrong note and messing up the first verse. He was trying, but (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 13 March, 2019
Video: My Vocation as a Brother Benjamin Ripley is a Franciscan. A Franciscan brother. By choice, he preferred not to become a priest. Being a brother is his call, his mission. Brother Ben is a happy Franciscan brother, following in the footsteps (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 28 February, 2019
By Theodore Splinter, ofm It is the end of January in Killarney. I assume so in Canada, as well 🙂 Last week we took a drive around the Dingle peninsula. We had a guest speaker with us for one week, and on (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 8 February, 2019
February 2 is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. This is the day the church celebrates Mary and Joseph bringing Jesus, their firstborn, to the temple to present him to the Lord. It is here that the wise old Simeon and (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 31 January, 2019
A Christmas tradition for the Franciscan friars and the local community in Cochrane, AB, is the Greccio Christmas pageant at the beginning of Advent. Just as last year, many people from Cochrane and Calgary came to Mount St. Francis Retreat Centre for this (…)
- Holy Spirit Province
- 20 December, 2018