We are delighted to announce that our annual Christmas collection for the Capuchin Daycentre on the streets of Dublin raised a massive €42,000 euro yesterday! On behalf of Brother Kevin, the friars, and the volunteers, and above all on behalf of the thousands of homeless and needy people who will benefit directly from these…
With the so-called Christmas Rush upon us once again it can be hard to get space to remember the real meaning of these days. Butt behind the rush the slow gentle breathing of Advent, our time of preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas, may be heard if we become quiet enough to hear….
Taking place right now in Rome is the 8th Plenary Council of the Order. These councils happen periodically as the friars gather to discuss different aspects of our life together, always looking for ways in which we can become more faithful to the spirit of St. Francis and be more successful in our service…
Dawn Sitting. To sit in stillness as dawn wakes, is a sacred joy. Keeping watch as first light illumines the heart’s altar, calling it from its flickering candled dream-darkness into the now, of awake awareness; is to dwell within a daily resurrection. Sitting still I allow Divine attention to breathe blessing through me upon…
What is a vocation? Who are the Capuchin Franciscans? What do they do? Why do they do it? If you have asked questions like these, maybe God is inviting you to ‘come and see’ (John 1:39) what life is like as a Capuchin Franciscan Friar. This vocation experience is open to…
Br. Kevin and the staff of the Capuchin Daycentre were very happy to launch a new initiative in their ongoing mission to serve the homeless and poor of Dublin this weekend when their brand new barbers/hairsalon opened off Bow St. While at first it may seem a peripheral service to offer to those who find…
Hearing the plea of Pope Francis for the millions of refugees and immigrants entering Europe as they flee war, persecution and poverty in their own countries our General Minister Br. Mauro recently called an emergency meeting of friars to discuss ways that the Capuchins can offer an international response to this tragedy. Our Vicar Provincial,…
Autumnal Wood Wisdom Enter slowly, and with reverence, the golden autumnal woods, and then, stopping beneath their vaulted sylvan sanctuary, allow their burnished beauty of bronzed leaf, polished nut, and, shining fruit to reflect deep eternal richness of Divine generosity, always gifting grace in each moment, of Heaven’s harvesting, to breathe its blessing through…
Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary The Holy Rosary is not merely a bland ritual or old devotion but a profoundly deep school of of contemplative practice that, when practiced properly, slowly draws one from the very beginnings of petitionary prayer to the prayer of quiet and thence to the prayer of…