NEW YORK — As New York City prepares to host the New York Film Festival this fall, the Migrant Center at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Midtown Manhattan is inviting moviegoers to attend its first indie and foreign film festival. The Sept. 16 to 19 festival — four feature films and four short films, all with justice …
Three Friars Profess Final Vows as Franciscans
NEW YORK — Surrounded by friends and relatives who have supported them throughout their lives and in their formation, Ross Chamberland, OFM, Jeffery Jordan, OFM, and Michael Reyes, OFM, professed solemn vows at an 11 a.m. Mass here on Saturday, Aug. 23. Friars, relatives and members of various sister communities — from all parts of the United States — were …
This Month in Provincial History
Some notable August events around Holy Name Province include: One Year Ago Aug. 2, 2013 — Dennis Bennett, OFM, Casey Cole, OFM, Edgardo Jara Araya, OFM, and Ramon Razon, OFM, were among 13 novices from seven North American provinces who professed first vows at the Franciscan Interprovincial Novitiate in Burlington, Wis. (Abraham Joseph, OFM, is professing first vows Aug. 2.) …
Three Friars to Profess Solemn Vows August 23
NEW YORK — All are invited to St. Francis of Assisi Church on Aug. 23 when three friars profess their final vows as members of the Franciscan Order. The 11 a.m. Mass at the church on West 31st Street will be celebrated by Provincial Minister Kevin Mullen, OFM. Ross Chamberland, OFM, Jeffery Jordan, OFM, and Michael Reyes, OFM, were approved in March by the …
Ministries Celebrate the Wonderworker of Padua
The ominous reputation of Friday the 13th did nothing to dampen the spirits of the Franciscans, who celebrated the feast of St. Anthony that day. Hundreds came to venerate a precious relic of St. Anthony at St. Francis Church in New York City. Friars from the basilica in Padua, Italy, brought the relics to various parishes in the New York City …
Ministries Plan Celebrations for Feast of St. Anthony
Provincial ministries will celebrate the feast of St. Anthony, the wonderworker of Padua, this Friday, June 13. At St. Anthony Shrine in Boston, bread will be distributed to all from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. as “a reminder of our common obligation to care for the poor,” according to the ministry’s website. People are invited to take bread for themselves, …
On Film: Social Justice Themes
As the public awaits the action flicks traditionally released in the summer, HNP ministries are viewing movies with themes of social justice. On May 1, the award-winning documentary “Inequality for All” is being shown by New York City’s St. Francis of Assisi Parish. The movie, according to an announcement in the bulletin of the church on West 31st Street, is …
Ministries Offer Varied Lenten Services, Programs
The Lenten season is rich with spiritual events at ministries around the Province. On March 14, St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Triangle, Va., began its Franciscan Lenten Reflection Series with Joseph Nangle, OFM, and Vincent Cushing, OFM. In the morning session, Joe provided a historical perspective on the work of Pope Francis in the Latin American Church, according to John Habel, …
St. Anthony’s Guild Plans 90th Anniversary Celebration
NEW YORK — Nine decades have passed since John Forrest Loviner, OFM, and the friars of Holy Name Province established St. Anthony’s Guild. Now, Guild leaders, the Province’s partners in fundraising, are recognizing all that members and the friars have done through the years. A 90th anniversary celebration with activities for both friends of the Province and the friars is planned for …
This Month in Provincial History
Some notable February events around Holy Name Province include: One Year Ago Feb. 3, 2013 — The Good Word of the Day ministry at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in New York City marked its 50th anniversary. (A similar telephone service is also operated at St. Anthony Shrine in Boston.) Feb. 8, 2013 — The new chapel of St. Anthony Friary, St. Petersburg, Fla., …