Holy Spirit Province

It was with great joy and celebration that the new Franciscan Friars community in Richmond, BC came together on Sunday, 22 July and was officially welcomed by the people of St. Joseph the Worker Parish as their new pastoral team. The celebration of (…)
This painting, Willows at Sunset, is sometimes also called Van Gogh’s Orchard on fire. Although the painter’s intention is to make us see the fire of the setting sun, the colors in this painting are so vivid that they can also represent Brother Fire (…)
Franciscans from Canada got a fraternal gathering, called Chapter of Mats, in Québec City. (…)
News and updates from provinces. (…)
Young people from St. Francis parish go downtown once a month with friar Joachim and sister Marianna sharing love and food with homeless. (…)
Photos taken during friar Pierre Charland’s trip to South Korea. (…)
The Franciscan Friars of Western Canada are happy to share the news about this reward, recently received by one of our brothers: Archbishop Joseph N. MacNeil Outstanding Achievement Award, 2017 The Archbishop Joseph N. MacNeil Outstanding Achievement Award is given out annually to (…)
Every year, we gather for a week-long annual retreat, usually in our retreat house in Cochrane, AB. And this is when we take a picture of the community. Also in this picture is our retreat preacher, Dan Horan, OFM, the facilitator of our (…)