2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (616+ words) Surrounded by friars, family and friends, three men made a special commitment to God and the Franciscan Order during a simple profession ceremony on July 2." Beneath the twin bell towers at Old Mission Santa Barbara, where Franciscans have prayed and…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago  (393+ words) Friars of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe will gather July 2 at Old Mission Santa Barbara, California, to celebrate the simple profession of three brothers preparing to take the next step in their vocation." Simple profession is a significant…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (233+ words) The Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe co-sponsored a webinar on June 9 with some of the Church's leading experts on ethics and technology to break open the pope's new encyclical on safeguarding the human person in the age of AI....

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (249+ words) friars. us A Corpus Christi procession becomes a witness of solidarity with immigrants During the Archdiocese of Washington's Corpus Christi Procession for Immigrants held on June 7, participants prayed before the Eucharist on a special altar created by St. Camillus Parish…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (828+ words) In his early 30s, a South Korean immigrant arrived in the U. S. and decided to become Catholic. To symbolize a new life in Christ, he looked for a new name among the saints and chose Francis." "My birthday is October 4, and so…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (590+ words) In a quiet gathering at St. Clement Friary in Cincinnati, senior friars enter prayer together " unhurried, attentive and fully present to this season of life. The pace is easy. Here, the emphasis is not on what has been accomplished, but…...