23 Jan 2022 A Scriptural Way of Communicating with God January 23, 2022 MFVA Friars Prayer, Reflection Articles 4 Do you ever feel like prayer is a one-sided communication? Does it seem like you do all the talking...Read More
7 Jan 2022 Perfect Love Casts Out Fear January 7, 2022 MFVA Friars Articles 1 If we have ever wondered to ourselves if we have been perfected in love, that we truly love God and...Read More
24 Dec 2021 The Cajun Night Before Christmas December 24, 2021 MFVA Friars Christmas Articles 'Twas the night before Christmas an' all t'ru de house dey don't a ting pass not even a mouse. De ch...Read More
13 Dec 2021 The Joy of Salvation December 13, 2021 MFVA Friars Advent, Reflection Articles 2 This year’s refrain for the Responsorial Psalm for the Second Sunday of Advent was “The Lord has don...Read More
8 Dec 2021 How to Appreciate Mary’s Immaculate Conception December 8, 2021 MFVA Friars Advent, Blessed Mother, Feast Day, Reflection Articles On December 8, the universal Church celebrates with great joy and solemnity the Feast of the Immacul...Read More
22 Nov 2021 Avoiding the Sin of Rash Judgment November 22, 2021 MFVA Friars Reflection Articles St. John teaches us in his first epistle, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the t...Read More
12 Oct 2021 The Unskilled, Unremarkable Saint October 12, 2021 MFVA Friars Saints Articles 2 The Franciscan family celebrates today the memorial of St. Seraphin of Montegranaro, an Italian sain...Read More
7 Oct 2021 Fr. Mark and Fr. Dominic Celebrate Silver Jubilee of Religious Profession October 7, 2021 MFVA Friars Anniversary, Community News 7 Bishop Steven J. Raica and the Friars celebrated Frs. Mark and Dominic’s Silver Jubilee (25th Annive...Read More
21 Sep 2021 Infirmity of the Soul September 21, 2021 MFVA Friars Reflection Articles 2 There was once a man who knew he was ill but had no idea that his illness was terminal and fatal. O...Read More
20 Aug 2021 O Brother, Why Art Thou? August 20, 2021 MFVA Friars Reflection Articles 1 First, the questions: Is a hero someone to be admired, or someone to be imitated? If someone l...Read More