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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.
Franciscan Week of the Poor
As we approach the end of this Year of St. Francis, the Ministers General of the Franciscan Order have declared the first week of November
St. Francis High School Opens New Facilities
This month, the newest facilities at St. Francis High School in Hamburg, New York were dedicated and blessed, and they are now being enjoyed by
A Weekend for St. Francis
There was an unmistakable joy in the air at the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, Maryland the first weekend of October. Throughout the
Lost and Found
Laura Kelly Fanucci often wonders what St. Anthony must feel like taking so many requests to help find lost items day in and day out.
Hundreds Gather for Candlelight Vigil Honoring Fallen D-Day Chaplain
More than 80 years since Fr. Ignatius Maternowski, OFM Conv, was killed in action in the early hours of the morning on June 6, 1944,
“We Begin Again”
Reflection by Friar Michael Heine, OFM Conv. This past February, I was present in Assisi for the exposition of St. Francis’s relics. It was the first time his mortal remains had been exposed