According to tradition, Saint Peter the Apostle lived in Rome at the time of the Christian persecution by Emperor Nero in the 1st...

One afternoon as I was helping clear out the friary’s basement, I happened upon a copy of Douglas Bess’ book, Divided We Stand: A History...

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...

I’ve been called a child molester three times since I’ve been a brother here in San Francisco. On all occasions, I have been walking...

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

Michael Ramsey is one of those individuals who I wish I could have met while he was alive. I first learned about him from our English...

In my own life experience, as in the life of many Christians, prayer is almost as natural as breathing. As a young student in Catholic...

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...

I found myself the other day asking if there was a word that held the feeling of whatever is beyond overwhelmed. These past several...

“When the people are gathered…” Open a new Roman Missal (the service book of the Roman Catholic Church) and this is the first rubric one...

“Why care about Clare?” This is the initial question Wendy Murray poses in her 2020 book Clare of Assisi: Gentle Warrior (Paraclete...

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...

+In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Every time I read the Primitive Rule of 1209 from our brown...

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

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...

At the founding of the United States, many issues presented themselves of national import. A reading of George Washington’s first State...

Homily on the Feast of Saint Louis IX of France by Br. Thomas at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, NYC, August 25, 2020 Phyllis McGinley...

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

Recently, I began to explore the so-called Gospel of Thomas, known to exist but lost until its rediscovery with other ancient texts, at...