Today is the feast of All Franciscan Saints, and the Office of Readings today has an adapted selection from St. Bonaventure's Apologia P...

We had a lively and ridiculous grammatical discussion at supper the other day. This time of year everyone needs a new Ordo . It's a litt...

Check out Under the Hood of a Capuchin Friar for a blogging glimpse into the life of Franciscan novitiate. Brother has a lot of pictures to...

One of my general faults is that I'm not much for literature. Only very rarely can I get into fiction, and forget about poetry. That...

I found homily production especially difficult this week. The spiritual doctrine of Christ the King is so striking and sublime: the Lord, an...

For just over fifteen years I had received the Eucharist and sacramental absolution regularly before I myself became a minister of these mys...

Yesterday I finally got back to the parish where I served as deacon to offer the customary Mass of Thanksgiving. For the regular coffee hour...