- Celebrating the Feast of the Father of Our Order | St. Francis Celebrations 2024 September 12, 2024 - Each year on the evening of October 3, the Franciscan family throughout the world pauses to celebrate the solemnity of our Holy Father Francis’ Transitus, his passing over from this life to the next. St. Francis was not afraid of what would come at the end of his earthly life, choosing instead to recognize in … Read More Celebrating the Feast of the Father of Our Order | St. Francis Celebrations 2024
- Next GFTH Drive to Assist Local Families with Youth Facing Illness September 10, 2024 - “If you lavish your food on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted;Then your light shall rise in the darkness,and your gloom shall become like midday.” | Isaiah 58:10 The phrase “infectious diseases of poverty” is used to describe infectious diseases that are more prevalent among poor and vulnerable populations, even among what researchers consider high-income … Read More Next GFTH Drive to Assist Local Families with Youth Facing Illness
- Honoring Their Work | Friar Reflections | 23rd Sunday In Ordinary Time September 8, 2024 - My Good Friends, Coming off Labor Day weekend, from a Catholic perspective, we have an opportunity to reflect on the dignity of work and the rights of workers, particularly the working poor. Rooted in Catholic Social Teaching, the Church emphasizes that work is not just a means of economic production but a vital expression of … Read More Honoring Their Work | Friar Reflections | 23rd Sunday In Ordinary Time