NEW YORK — Those who pick up the latest issue of The Anthonian magazine will notice a new look — the addition of the word “Franciscan” beneath the magazine’s name. “The Anthonian certainly demonstrates our devotion to St. Anthony, but the name doesn’t actually tell our whole story,” said David Convertino, OFM, executive director of St. Anthony’s Guild, in the foreword …
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 …
Formation Update: Interfaith Dialogue Highlights Annual Gathering
MARRIOTTSVILLE, Md. — Seventeen friars in initial formation, along with six solemnly-professed friars, hunkered down during the recent polar vortex to take part in the annual formation intersession, held from Jan. 4 to 8 at the Bon Secours Spiritual Center. As in years past, the gathering was marked by a great building up of fraternity among the men in initial …