Here at San Damiano Friary, we celebrate and remember the life and witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary throughout the month of May....

While we are unable to physically interact with people during the COVID pandemic, we have added a few new features to our friary in San...

Here at San Damiano Friary, the brothers continue to ride out the COVID storm as best as we are able. We have to pay particularly close...

On December 8, our brothers and sisters in the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, and some parishes in the Episcopal Church...

When I first arrived in San Francisco, one of our brothers told me a joke about Pope Francis. “He has a heart of a Franciscan and a mind...

As the oldest child in a Congolese family of 20 brothers and sisters, Muambule Tchipanga was the apple of her father’s eye. Unlike the...

On Sunday, October 4, 2020, Brothers Jude and James Nathaniel were invited by Mother Stacey to preach and bless animals at St. Francis...

Our Brothers in NYC kept their annual observance of the Transitus at the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Times Square on Saturday,...

We've concluded our streamed Evening Prayer for now. Thanks for joining us. Our NYC Brothers invite you to join them each Thursday...

Our NYC Brothers streamed this year's observance of the receiving of the Stigmata by St Francis. You can view the archived video,...

This past month in San Francisco has been one of the most unforgettable in the nearly four years I have lived in this city. One of the...

This November, many Americans will fulfill one of their most important civic responsibilities by heading out to vote. Notwithstanding...

There’s an old commercial for a major hotel chain that used to end with the slogan: “We’ll leave the light on for ya.” As Franciscans, I...

I've put together another video, this time of Brother Gregory going to Sunday church. I've tried to give outsiders a view of life as a...

On Saturday, February 29, 2020, Brother James Nathaniel lead Franciscan retreat and quiet day for the people of the Diocese of...

So I made a new video of the San Damiano Friary. Outside of a few dumb videos I made for classes in high school and college, this is the...

When: Saturday, February 29, 2020, 9:30 am to 2:00 pm Where: Church of the Advent of Christ the King 261 Fell Street San Francisco, CA...

The brothers at San Damiano Friary in San Francisco observed the Feast of the Epiphany with a morning Mass, house blessing and a...