Holy Spirit Province Saint-Esprit
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History

Celebrating St. Anthony’s feast
Our stories, Nos histoires13 June 2019
St. Anthony’s feast is celebrated every year on June 13. On June 13, 1928, St. [...]
- History
Prairie churches
Our stories, Nos histoires27 May 2019
The Franciscans of Canada Archives is full of fascinating and fun records. One such record [...]
- History
Iftar and Friendship
Redaction15 May 2019
It has been 800 years since the meeting of St. Francis of Assisi with [...]
- Events
- History
St. Francis of Assisi School, Vancouver
Our stories, Nos histoires18 April 2019
The first parish school in St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Vancouver began in 1946, [...]
- History
A Thousand Welcomes
Our stories, Nos histoires4 April 2019
As a continuation of the previous post, after the friary in Regina was dedicated as [...]
- History
Regina Minorum Friary
Our stories, Nos histoires22 March 2019
The decision to found a Franciscan friary in Regina, Saskatchewan, dates back to May 1930, [...]
- History
Building St. Anthony’s church
Our stories, Nos histoires8 March 2019
In 1918, Fr. Boniface Heidmeier became the priest in charge of the Pine Creek and [...]
- History
Through mud and snow: Traveling to Maple Creek mission
Our stories, Nos histoires22 February 2019
In 1946, the Franciscans were invited by Archbishop George Cabana of St. Boniface to take [...]
- History
Weathering the Winter
Our stories, Nos histoires11 February 2019
Fr. Boniface Heidmeier was no stranger to the cold and snow of Canadian winters. Arriving [...]
- History
Praised be you through Sister Water
Georges Morin, OFM14 June 2018
Friar Georges compares the fifth stanza of Canticle of Brother Sun with this beautiful painting [...]
- Art religieux
- History