30 Jan 2017 Why Do Franciscans Wear Brown? January 30, 2017 MFVA Friars Discernment, St. Francis of Assisi, Vocations Articles 10 It’s one of the most iconic and recognizable religious habits in the world. The image of a preaching...Read More
12 Jan 2017 St. Francis’ Vocation Prayer January 12, 2017 MFVA Friars Prayer, St. Francis of Assisi, Vocations Articles, Prayers 4 Saint Francis has inspired countless men and woman to discern vocations to the priesthood and religi...Read More
15 Dec 2016 Come Away and Rest for Awhile December 15, 2016 MFVA Friars Articles 3 For many of us, Advent and Christmas can be busy seasons. The parties, the gifts and even the Church...Read More
2 Dec 2016 St. Francis and the Nativity Set December 2, 2016 MFVA Friars Christmas, Creche, St. Francis of Assisi Articles 1 Since Advent is now here, many of you may be pulling out your Nativity sets, also known as a creche....Read More
30 Nov 2016 Deepen Your Spiritual Life With Daily Homilies November 30, 2016 MFVA Friars EWTN, Prayer, Scripture Articles As you know, part of our community’s outreach is to celebrate Mass and preach homilies on EWTN. Thes...Read More
17 Nov 2016 A Month of Thanksgiving Here at the Friary November 17, 2016 MFVA Friars Christ the King, Thanksgiving, Year of Mercy Articles With the feasts of All Saints and All Souls behind us and Thanksgiving, Advent and Christmas around...Read More
9 Nov 2016 After the Election November 9, 2016 MFVA Friars Articles, News However you voted in our presidential election, feelings are no doubt running high. Whether you’re h...Read More
4 Nov 2016 Giving Thanks and the Eucharist November 4, 2016 MFVA Friars Eucharist, Prayer, Thanksgiving Articles 3 This month, leading up to the holiday in a few weeks, our entire country will focus on the concept o...Read More
28 Oct 2016 Missionary Spotlight: Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament October 28, 2016 MFVA Friars Blessed Sacrament, Poor Clares, Shrine Articles 4 We are blessed to serve the spiritual needs of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration (founded by Mo...Read More
25 Oct 2016 Why Mary? October 25, 2016 MFVA Friars Blessed Mother, Franciscan, Mother Angelica Articles 14 As we discussed in another recent blog post, one of the spiritual pillars of our community is devoti...Read More