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Phase Two is complete and completely blessed. The community at the Newman Catholic Student Center in Chapel Hill gathered Sept. 28 at its church and activity center on Pittsboro Street for the blessing of renovated outdoor and indoor space. Father Michael Heine, O.F.M. Conv., minister provincial of the Conventual Franciscan Friars religious order, traveled from… Continue reading UNC Chapel Hill Newman Catholic Student Center Parish celebrates renovations and gifts

Friar Briant (Jerome) William Cullinane, OFM Conv., 94, a Franciscan Friar of Our Lady of the Angels Province, died peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025 at Enfield, Conn. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., on Aug. 17, 1931, he was the youngest of the three sons of Jeremiah and Jennie (nee Coughlin) Cullinane. The Cullinane boys followed… Continue reading + Friar Briant (Jerome) William Cullinane, OFM Conv.

The 2025 National Chapter of Secular Franciscans opened with a Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit at the Bon Secours Retreat Center in Marriottsville, Maryland, on Tuesday, Sept. 9.  The celebrant was Friar Gary Johnson, OFM Conv., vicar provincial and director of the Shrine of St. Anthony near Baltimore. Gathered for the liturgy were the… Continue reading Untitled

On the morning of Saturday, August 30, 2025, at the Conventual Franciscan parish of Our Lady of the Visitation in Dublin, Ireland, Deacon Peter George Flynn, OFM Conv. was ordained a friar-priest. The ordaining bishop, the Most Rev. Paul Dempsey, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Dublin, delivered a moving homily which focused on Our… Continue reading Friar Peter George Flynn, OFM Conv., ordained to the priesthood

Friar Gerry Waterman, OFM Conv., was a guest on “Catholic Conversation,” produced by the Diocese of Syracuse, talking about what it means to walk with Syracuse University students in their faith journey, and how the chapel and new Catholic center are creating sacred space in the midst of campus life.

Three young people, Madeline, Amanda, and Karlie were commissioned as the 27th group of FrancisCorps volunteers by Minister Provincial Friar Michael Heine, OFM Conv., at Assumption Catholic Church in Syracuse, N.Y. The mission of FrancisCorps is Gospel Service. As brothers and sisters to those “in need”, FrancisCorps volunteers share their gifts and talents in a… Continue reading FrancisCorps Commissions Three

The question was simple and familiar to many in religious life: How does one deal with a curmudgeon – someone who is set in his ways, resistant to change and vocal about it? “I have an idea, but I can’t say it out loud,” quipped Conventual Franciscan Father Michael Heine, prompting laughter from the banquet… Continue reading Men’s religious leaders confront change with fraternity and faith

St. Stanislaus Basilica in Chicopee, Mass., participated in Steubenville East this past weekend in Springfield, Mass.  Friars John Koziol and Edgar Varela participated together with Sr. Agnesa Neru and Sr. Cordelia, Deacon David Southworth, and parishioner Michael Benoit and his daughter Sydney also participated. The youth event is sponsored by the Franciscan University in Ohio. We had a… Continue reading Untitled

The Baltimore Business Journal has named Matt Jones, farm manager at Little Portion Farm, as one of Greater Baltimore’s 2025 40 Under 40. Little Portion Farm, a ministry of the Franciscan Friars Conventual of Our Lady of the Angels Province, donates 100% of its produce to soup kitchen and food pantry partners serving individuals in… Continue reading Little Portion Farm Director named to Baltimore’s “40 Under 40”