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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.
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
“God Will Open the Doors”
Newly ordained friar-priest reflects on call to Franciscan life As Friar Edgar Varela, OFM Conv., discerned life a Franciscan, it was the support of friends
Baptismal Renewal on a Sacred Anniversary
Easter Sunday Mass celebrated on 350th Anniversary of St. Kateri’s Baptism Pilgrims braved the cold in the unheated St. Peter’s Chapel at the Saint Kateri
A Place for Encounter
Recent convert thanks friars and Shrine of St. Anthony for helping her find Christ Every day, fresh flowers are arranged (or rearranged), bulked up, or