franciscanponderings

The images went viral after the papal audience on Wednesday. Pope Francis met, embraced and kissed a man suffering from a rare diseas...

Brother Juniper O'Brien, 1925-2013 When he was in Brazil in July Pope Francis met with the bishops there and posed a fundamental qu...

During his visit to Assisi on the feast day of St Francis, one of the first places Pope Francis visited was the “Sala della Spoliazion...

There is a story told of the future Good Pope John when he was Cardinal Archbishop of Venice. Dining with some of his senior clergy in hi...

David and Hugh Just back from a wonderful celebration of the Solemn Profession of our brother David Collins in Adam and Eve’s Church, Du...

A Prayer for Peace in Syria: O Prince of Peace, we come before you sinful and sorrowful. We know that we are all guilty of hatred and c...

All smiles: Vincent and David after their profession. I was in our friary in Ennis on Saturday as we celebrated the First Profession of ...