September 23, 2013
Sep 23 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Extraordinary Phenomena of St. Pio
Homily #130923 ( 06min) Play - St. Pio had almost every extraordinary phenomena we're aware of, from reading souls, bilocation, the stigmata, heavenly and demonic visions, miraculous healings, levitations, to the gift of…
September 26, 2013
Sep 26 – Homily – Fr Elias: Spiritual Marriage
Homily #130926b ( 09min) Play - Fr. Elias on the life of St Elzear of Sabran and his wife Bl. Delphina of Glandeves who were both 3rd order Franciscans and lived a virginal marriage…
October 8, 2013
Oct 08 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Contemplation and Activity
Homily #131008 ( 03min) Play - Martha chose activity and Mary chose contemplation, but we as Franciscans are given the best gift in imitation of Our Lord, a charism of both contemplation and…
November 5, 2013
Nov 05 – Homily – Fr Joachim: Franciscan Departed
Homily #131105b ( 06min) Play - Today in the FI we celebrate a Mass for he faithfully departed members of the Franciscan Order, Fr. Joachim preaches on the merits of praying for the…
November 29, 2013
Nov 29 – Homily – Fr Elias: All Seraphic Saints
Homily #131129b ( 10min) Play - Fr. Elias on the day of All Saints of the Franciscan Order explains the essence of the Franciscan pathway to holiness that St Francis outlined in his…
Fi News: Australian Postulant Invested as Novice
December 13, 2013
Fi News: Australian Postulant Invested as Novice
Ave Maria! On December 7th, 2013, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel in Griswold, CT, our postulant from Australia joined the current class of novices by officially becoming a Franciscan Friar of the…
January 3, 2014
Jan 03 – Homily – Fr Elias: Reverence for the Name of Jesus
Homily #140103b ( 13min) Play - Fr. Elias gives the history of the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus and its Franciscan roots. The name of Jesus should be held in great regard…
January 7, 2014
Jan 07 – Homily – Fr Elias: Holiness Built on Love
Homily #140107b ( 09min) Play - Fr. Elias on the life of St. Angela of Foligno and how she became holy by her great love for God. He relates her great care for…
January 30, 2014
Jan 30 – Homily – Fr Elias: Openess to Correction
Homily #140130b ( 10min) Play - Fr. Elias preaches on how we can repent of a worldly, even scandalous life as he gives an account of the life of St. Hyacinth of Mariscotti a…
February 4, 2014
Feb 04 – Homily – Fr Joachim: Motivation for Holiness
Homily #140204b ( 08min) Play - Fr. Joachim on the life of St. Joseph of Leonessa a Capuchin Franciscan and how he strove to win souls with his preaching and penance. Ave Maria!…
July 15, 2014
Jul 15 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Charity Comes First
Homily #140715 ( 11min) Play - We should all do our best to use our God-given intelligence to understand the truths of Revelation, but love comes first. Ave Maria! Mass: St. Bonaventure -…
August 19, 2014
Aug 19 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Christ Became Poor to Make Us Rich
Homily #140819n ( 12min) Play - Father goes over the readings, psalm, and antiphons of today's liturgy, and shows how Jesus became poor for us, and by being united to Him, we become…
September 17, 2014
Sep 17 – Homily – Fr Dominic: Stigmata of St. Francis
Homily #140917 ( 08min) Play - God gave St. Francis this visible miracle because of the example of his life which was so filled with the love of Christ and conformed to Jesus Crucified.…