We commend to your prayers the soul of our brother, Friar Juniper O'Connor, OFM, (65) who passed into eternal life during the early afternoon on Monday, November 27th. At the time of his passing, Friar Juniper was under the care of the Staff at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, Florida. Friar Juniper was the Guardian of St. Paul Friary, Clearwater Beach, Florida.
We have received word that Mr. Guillermo Ruiz Lopez, beloved father of our brother, Friar Orlando Ruiz, OFM, passed into eternal life during the evening of Friday, November 24th, while surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was 66 years of age.
• St. Thomas Aquinas Parish celebrates One Hundred Years • Friar Thomas Washburn Finishes Term as ESC Executive Secretary • Postulants Visit Upstate New York Friaries • Hurricane Irma Causes Damage to Clearwater Friary • St. Anthony , NYC Homeless Outreach • Time Capsule from Troy Seminary Opened • Minister General Asks Forgiveness of Native Americans. See all these stories in the November Newsletter
Friar Louis Diego De Tommaso, OFM, age 89, passed into eternal life on October 31. Friar Louis was affiliated with Padua Friary in Manhattan, and in residence at Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home.
Washington, DC- The leaders of 161 Catholic colleges and universities, religious congregations, national organizations, and health care providers, including the seven provincial ministers of the OFMs have issued a letter to President Trump and the US Congress supporting climate change science, funding, and international policy negotiations. Click the title for the full story at"Catholic Climate Covenant."
The six novices currently participating in the OFM Interprovincial Novitiate all received their habits in a service attended by friars from around the province (of St. Barbara) and across the country at Old Mission Santa Barbara on Tuesday, November 14.
In December 2016 Domenico Sorrentino, Bishop of Assisi – Nocera Umbra – Gualdo Tadino has established a new shrine and issued a pastoral letter on "renunciation."
Victor is a simply professed friar from the Our Lady of Guadalupe Province who is in the process of joining the Immaculate Conception Province. Victor will be assigned to the Convento San Francisco. See Victor's profile in the formation section. Welcome Victor!
The celebrations for the Franciscan presence in the Holy Land continue. Christian Media Center is offering updated news and live streaming conferences. Visit: https://www.cmc-terrasanta.org/en/