Franciscans
of Canada
Become a
Franciscan
Francis and
His Brothers
Recently Published
All of us at the Franciscans of Canada warmly congratulate Brother Pierre Charland on his appointment as Bishop of Baie-Comeau and assure him of our prayers in this new vocation! https://www.cccb.ca/media-release/episcopal-resignation-and-appointment-for-the-diocese-of-baie-comeau/ (…)
The Summer 2024 issue of the Franciscan Missions magazine is available now and can be read online for free (for French-speaking audiences). Here’s a short summary of what’s inside (English translation provided). Use this link to open the original French language digital publication : (…)
Jesus said… “Ephphatha, Be opened.” Mark 7.31-37 Be opened my heartto love like Jesus.Be opened my eyesto see like Jesus.Be opened my earsto hear like Jesus.Be opened my mouthto speak like Jesus.Be opened my handsto serve like Jesus.Be opened my lifeto know Jesus is (…)
When we celebrate Easter, the liturgies leading up to it are remembrances of events that inspire very contradictory feelings. Holy Thursday is the last supper, a festive event that suddenly ends in a spirit of fear and anxiety. Then there is the great sadness (…)
On June 19, 1988, St. Charles Parish held a liturgy of rededication in celebration of the expansion of their church building. The history of St. Charles Parish dates back to the early 1800s when an Oblate missionary, Fr. LaFleche, built a small log cabin (…)
The Holy Spirit marks the life of Jesus and the Church much more profoundly than we might think. The evangelist Luke, who also wrote the Acts of the Apostles, emphasizes the Holy Spirit right at the beginning in the conception of John the Baptist (…)
