SOUTH BOSTON, Mass. — Two friars were ordained as transitional deacons last month in the first ordination to take place at St. Augustine Chapel, the oldest Catholic church in New England. Ross Chamberland, OFM, and Jeffery Jordan, OFM, were ordained during an Aug. 28 Mass celebrated by Bishop Robert Hennessey of Boston. The two friars were solemnly professed on Aug. …
Guild Celebrates Nine Decades of ‘Love at Work’
NEW YORK — Saturday’s dreary weather failed to squelch the festive feeling on West 31st Street as friars and supporters gathered to commemorate the 90th anniversary of St. Anthony’s Guild. “We don’t come here just to remember the past. We come to gain strength and insight from Scripture, from the Eucharist, and from each other,” said David Convertino, OFM, executive …