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Following Our Friars
The roots of the Franciscan Friars Conventual tradition reach back to St. Francis of Assisi himself at the time of the founding of the Order. The news we offer today is of these friars continuing to live out their vocation, engaging in pastoral work and serving the poor and marginalized.
Our Team
Articles in The St. Anthony Companion are written and edited by our team to reflect the good works of our friars. We may protect the identities of the people served, but offer true accounts of the life and ministry of the Franciscan Friars Conventual of Our Lady of the Angels Province. Many of our friars provide reflections on their service and a closer look at their ministry.
Answering the Call
Friar Franck-Lino Sokpolie, OFM Conv., sent inquiries to two religious orders when he was discerning his call to religious life with the idea that he
Reflecting on 25 Years in Ministry
Fr. Michael Lasky, OFM Conv. still remembers the pewter whale. As a student at Baltimore’s Archbishop Curley High School, Lasky heard his principal explain that
Breaking the Poverty Chain
In a coastal region of southern Ghana, six women are nearing the end of professional training and educational programs funded by the first of what
Seeing the Face of Christ
It’ll be a while before Saylor Garcia doesn’t think about what’s for lunch at Assumption Church Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen in Syracuse, New York each
Compassion and Forgiveness: Foundations of a Life of Faith
For Jake Schneider, the family connection to St. Francis High School in Hamburg, New York goes back to the laying of the first stones. In
Q&A: Province Archivist, Mary Doehla
Boxes of documents, photos, and items for cataloguing and preservation often appear in a small office of the first floor of the Immaculate Conception Friary