by wpengine | Oct 28, 2018 | Pastor's Column
It’s the week of Halloween, with dark night skies, and everything orange and black, and “fun-size” bags of M&Ms (not much fun to find 6 M&Ms in a bag!), and Fr. Jim Sabak’s annual Halloween extravaganza in the friary, with skeletons and skulls and coffins and...
by wpengine | Oct 24, 2018 | Fr. Steve Patti
Hi all, Some of you may know Richard Rohr, a Franciscan friar who writes about spirituality. He founded the Center for Action and Contemplation (cac.org) which is based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and you can sign up to receive daily emails from the center. For...
by wpengine | Oct 21, 2018 | Pastor's Column
In this month that we celebrate our patron saint Francis of Assisi, the following is a bold statement from the six provincial ministers of the U.S. Franciscan provinces. As you read it, you may agree with it, or you may disagree with it, but its words move beyond any...
by wpengine | Oct 14, 2018 | Pastor's Column
Last weekend was busy here as on Saturday we had two celebrations of confirmation, and last Sunday afternoon we had our annual blessing of the animals. Thanks to everyone who helped organize our confirmation services, and congratulations to all who received the...
by wpengine | Oct 7, 2018 | Pastor's Column
Last Saturday, we hosted a day-long Franciscan Spirit and Life conference with the theme of “Dare to be Franciscan.” Our key-note speaker was Fr. Dan Horan, a member of our Franciscan province who teaches at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and who has...
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