You are very important to us. I want to thank you right from the start. You are so much a part of our mission work, you are truly family to us all.  We hold you [...]

Every Christmas we retell the story of how Mary and Joseph had to travel, how there was no room for them in the inn, and how their baby, Jesus, was thus born in a stable. Did [...]

An Earthquake Swarm The recent earthquakes in the Philippines, on the island of Mindanao, is described as an earthquake ‘swarm’ by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Three of these tremors registered the [...]

At this most wonderful time of the year  I hope you know of my gratitude and love for you and the love and gratitude of all those whose lives you touch through Franciscan Missions. You will [...]

You and I have prayed for vocations for a generation.  Our loving God’s response seems to ring in the words of the prophet Isaiah, “See, I am doing something new! Now it springs forth! Do [...]

“Let the little children come to me for the reign of God belongs to them.” ~ Luke 18:16 You bring the reign of God just a bit closer for children in the missions.  As Thanksgiving approaches, [...]