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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.
UNC Chapel Hill Campus Ministry Thrives
“If you build it, they will come.” Or, in the case of the Newman Catholic Community at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill,
Today’s Invitation from the Canticle of Sir Brother Sun
Reflection by Br. Cristofer Fernandez, OFM Conv. This year, the Franciscan family and the wider Church family commemorates a triple anniversary—the Jubilee Year of Hope,
Pilgrimages of Hope to Continue After Jubilee
What began has a Jubilee Year of Hope program at the Shrine of St. Anthony will become a regular offering at the Ellicott City, MD
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