Vocations Experience this April with the Friars…
For any man wondering if they are called to be a Capuchin Franciscan or even simply what it would be like to live as a friar, we have an upcoming Vocations
A Special Easter Invitation from the Friars!
A special invitation from the Friars! This Easter, as we celebrate 400 years of Capuchin life and service to the people of Ireland, we also commemorate especially
New Video on the Capuchins and 1916
The lovely people from the internaitional Catholic News Service on Youtube came to see the friars in Church St. recently to retrace the steps of the brothers who played such an important part in the events of Easter 1916. You can watch the video at the link below and see the guardian of Church St.,…
New Directions for Capuchins in New Zealand
Our provincial vicar, Br. Seán Donohoe, returns to Ireland today having attended a special assembly of the brothers in New Zealand as they transfer from being a custody of the Irish Province to that of the St. Fidelis Province of India. Transfers like this are common in the life of the Order and reflect changes…
Come and Celebrate 400 years of Capuchin Service in Ireland with us! Heritage Conference this Weekend!
We can hardly believe it but we have reached the week of our celebration of 400 years of Capuchin Franciscan service in Ireland! Please come along to our day’s celebration in Church St on Saturday! Meet the brothers and hear our speakers on the amazing journey of the friars in their work as Brothers of…
First Lenten Reflection by the Capuchin Preacher to the Pope
For many years one of the privileges of the Capuchins has been to provide a friar as the official preacher to the Pope. It is both a grace and an extraordinary responsibility. The current holder of the position is our brother Raniero Cantalamessa. Below you can find an English translation of his first Lenten reflection…
Irish Capuchins and 1916: Article in the Independent today
A wonderful reminder this morning in the Irish Independent Newspaper supplement of the pastoral work of of the brothers during the 1916 Rising and on into today! Don’t forget! Our heritage conference celebrating 400 years of Irish Capuchin Franciscan Service, including talks on the role of the Capuchins in 1916, will take place in Church…
5 Young men begin their journey into Capuchin Life in Korea
In our Korean custody, (a mission territory of the Irish friars), on the 15th of February five young men were admitted to Postulancy. This is the first stage of the formation path to become a Capuchin friar. They received the Tau Cross from Br. Laurence the Custos of the Mission as a sign of their…
Friars lead Ecumenical Service at Kilmainham Jail for 1916
Cutting of our brothers Seán Kelly and Philip Baxter from the Irish Times on Monday as they prepared to lead an Ecumenical Service of Remembrance for the Leaders of the 1916 Rising at Kilmainham Jail on Sunday last. The Capuchins had been invited to lead the celebration as our brothers had a central role in…