Capuchin Saints chosen as Symbols of the Year of Mercy: Relics of St.’s Padre Pio and Leopold Mandic brought to Rome.

Capuchin Saints chosen as Symbols of the Year of Mercy: Relics of St.’s Padre Pio and Leopold Mandic brought to Rome.

As part of the celebration of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis has called the relics of the bodies of two of our saintly brothers to Rome, St.’s Leopold Mandic and Padre Pio. The relics have been brought for the veneration of the faithful and as a reminder of the ministry of mercy we…

PCO VIII: The Grace of Working

PCO VIII: The Grace of Working

  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…

A decaf moment: Stormlight

  Stormlight: Storms bring their own light; sharp lined and lightening cut, by which old truth assumes the beauty of the new and Mother Earth eden breathes again, if only for a moment. Their rain, drilling down, brooks no opposition, gives no quarter, and must be simply received and submitted to, abandoning any pretense at…