OUR STORY
In 1964, The General Secretariat of the Franciscan Missions was founded in the US. The sole purpose was to promote the Catholic missionary work, by raising funds for friars throughout the world. But our history goes even farther back, to when St. Francis came to devote his life to aiding the poor…
OUR HONEY
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NEWS
St. Bonaventure Church in Tanzania
St. Bonaventure Catholic Church rises above the boulders and trees. Just southeast of Lake Victoria and Mwanza, Tanzania, a beautiful, multistory structure stands [...]
The Journey to the Cross Begins Palm Sunday
When was the last time that your church was filled to capacity with young people who were present voluntarily to sing, pray, and to celebrate their [...]
Our Protector and Guide
My earliest memory of St Joseph goes all the way back to the 1950s in my Detroit family home when I would silently watch my [...]
Come Back to Me With All Your Heart
The past week was rather quiet and relaxed because our holy novices went off to experience a week long Ignatian Retreat at the Da Lat Diocesan [...]
Laos, the Country Cousin of Vietnam
I arrived in Vientiane, Laos from Da Lat by way of Hanoi where I stayed overnight. My adventures started right after I checked into [...]
Reconnecting…we are one body.
This past week was filled with multiple events the first of which was my 71st birthday on February 6. It is certainly a sobering thought [...]