Brother Jude and myself are glad to be back with you all again, celebrating this Eucharistic feast with you. On this final Sunday before Ash Wednesday, as we...

Today, the Church celebrates the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple also known as Candlemass (or if you are old school, the Feast of the Purification of ...

The Shoes of the Fisherman, starring Anthony Quinn and Laurence Olivier, is a 1968 drama based on the 1963 novel of the same name written by Morris L. West. ...

Almost 18 years ago to this very day, the world was introduced to a new invention promising to revolutionize our civilization, changing forever how we move a...

From October 27 to November 2, Brothers Jude, Columba, Gregory, and James Nathaniel visited the Sisterhood of Saint John the Divine (SSJD) in Toronto, Canada...

On behalf of the brothers at San Damiano Friary in San Francisco, I want to thank you all for inviting myself and the Society of St. Francis to be with you t...

It was a typical British evening, one Spring in 2019. That is to say, it was very wet and very, very cold. I was walking home from the Alnmouth train station...

I’m pleased to be back here, visiting with you all again and to share in your holy celebration of the Mass. Us brothers in the Society of Saint Francis just ...

“Just wait until you wear the habit in public,” the more experienced brothers told me and the other postulant in the friary over and over as our time for nov...

I was born on April 8th, 1964 in Gary, Indiana. I was baptized on June 21st of that same year at the local Evangelical United Brethren Church. As a child I o...

My name is Robert Gee. I currently am pursuing my religious vocation as a Franciscan Postulant. Born in the Midwest, I have spent most of my life living betw...

Today’s Gospel finds us in a familiar setting in the life of Jesus--the local synagogue. Jesus is mentioned by the Gospel writer as teaching--an activity our...

The following story is one I sent Brother Finnian, SSF in England who runs a blog on religious vocations. My story and more can be found at: https://religiou...

Today we Anglican Catholics, along with our Roman Catholic brothers and sisters celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Our Lord. ...

Recently I had the opportunity to visit the brothers and sisters in Europe. I arrived in Newcastle on Shrove Tuesday and was in England until April 2. My fir...

In preparation for today’s sermon, I found myself falling back upon an
 old television favorite of mine for inspiration. Perhaps you may have
 heard of the show The Office. In looking for some words of wisdom, I found a line by the always awkward and blissfully unaware Michael
 Scott, played by Steve Carrell, that seems somewhat appropriate today.
 “Would I rather be feared or loved?” he asks to the camera. “Easy,” he 
answers. “Both. I want people to be afraid of how much th

Today’s scripture readings call us to live into and deepen the life-giving relationship we have with God and with one another. While writing today’s sermon, ...

Today’s scripture readings invite into a radical, life-giving relationship with God, our Father, and with all those who compose God’s family. Our first readi...

Today’s first reading from Genesis tells us of a mysterious encounter between Abraham, Sarah, and three men. Although this is an Old Testament scene, some Ch...

Late June. Three days ago we kept the Feast Of John, the Great Forerunner, at his birth. Midsummer's sun is glorious in the East, My feet fall silently on f...