St. Vincent De Paul, Frisco to Raise Funds This Weekend at Holiday Bazaar
Frisco, TX (MetroCatholic) – Parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi in Frisco, by direction of their pastor, Monsignor Larry Pichard, have formed a new St. Vincent De Paul Conference. Although still in...
View ArticleHome Schooling Group Meeting at St. Francis, Frisco
Frisco, TX (MetroCatholic) – Catholic Home Schooling Families: If you are interested in participating in a Catholic Home School group, a new group is meeting the 2nd Friday of each month at St....
View ArticleSt. Bonaventure
I’m guessing by now that you have heard the glorious ring of our new bells! They can be heard five minutes before weekend masses, encouraging us toward the triumphant celebration which is about to...
View ArticleRelic of St. Francis Xavier arrives in Australia
Rome, Italy, Sep 18, 2012 / 02:07 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A relic of 16th century Jesuit missionary, St. Francis Xavier, has arrived in Australia ahead of a 3-month tour of the country that is expected to...
View ArticleOct 04, Morning Prayer – Memorial for Francis of Assisi, Rel
Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV: Ordinary: 618 Psalter: Thursday, Week II, 884 Common of Holy Men: 1832 (reading, responsory, intercessions) Proper of Saints: 1467 (canticle antiphon,...
View ArticleOct 04, About Today for Francis of Assisi, Rel
October 4 FRANCIS OF ASSISI, RELIGIOUS Memorial Memorial, 1969 Calendar, celebration October 4 1955 Calendar, celebration October 4 St. Francis was born in 1181 at Assisi, a little town in Italy, also...
View ArticleSan Francisco’s new archbishop seeks to rebuild God’s house
San Francisco, Calif., Oct 4, 2012 / 05:48 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- At his installation Mass in San Francisco, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone encouraged a renewal of the Church in the footsteps of St....
View ArticleFolloing Francis’s Footsteps: How Assisi Catholics Protected Jews During...
By VICTOR GAETAN | ASSISI, ITALY — For almost eight centuries, pilgrims venerating St. Francis have come to the picturesque hilltop town of Assisi, 100 miles northeast of Rome, where the saint was born...
View ArticleFollowing Francis’ Footsteps: How Assisi Protected Jews During World War II,...
By VICTOR GAETAN | ASSISI, ITALY-The Italian city of Assisi, that was the home of St. Francis, became from 1943 to 1944, a shelter for thousands of refugees displaced by World War II. Italian Scholar...
View ArticleItaly’s oldest Capuchin friar reflects on following St. Francis
Rome, Italy, Oct 8, 2012 / 12:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As Catholics around the world celebrated the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on Oct.4, the oldest Capuchin friar in Italy said his life as a...
View ArticleEveryone Has A Vocation
When most people hear the word vocation, they automatically think of priests or religious brothers and sisters. I thought the same. Many years ago, I began to feel called by God. I did not know to...
View ArticleYouth Minister – St. Francis (Sherwood, OR)
YOUTH MINISTER Youth Ministry, PT EmployeeSt. Francis (Sherwood, OR)St. Francis Catholic Church in Sherwood, Oregon is hiring a part-time Youth Minister. This position would coordinate and lead the...
View ArticleSainthood? Are You Kidding Me?
Francis of Assisi is my favorite saint. The story of his sinful life as a young man and then his remarkable conversion, followed by a lifetime of heroic virtue, is truly inspiring, as are the lives...
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Francis Has Returned As Pope?
The signs are as unmistakable as they are stunning; Francis has returned to rebuild the Church. The first New World Pope, who happens to be the first Jesuit Pope, has taken the name of Francis. It...
View ArticleMyths about St. Francis and Chant
Already I'm seeing myths spring up about chant and St. Francis. On the Catholic forums, someone asks: So I know that St Francis banned Gregorian chant, but I can't find any explanation of why he did...
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The REAL St. Francis
St. Francis is probably the most misunderstood and abused saint in the history of the Catholic Church.To hear some tell it, St. Francis would be found somewhere in this photograph:Let's look at a...
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