"I feel I shall be more useful to you in heaven than on earth…I really count on not being inactive in Heaven. My desire is to work still for the Church and for souls.” -St. Therese to Fr. Adolphe Roulland St. Therese and the Priesthood Reflection, Part IToday marks the anniversary of the death of [...]
Our celebration of the solemnity of Our Holy Mother Clare was splendid. To everyone who sent email greetings, cards, telephone calls, and visits : THANK YOU! We praise God for the gift of our friends and extended spiritual family. We prayed in a special way for all of our Franciscan family, especially all of our [...]
It is definitely monsoon season in the desert. We've had cloudy skies, rain, and cool temps (OK, 'cool' is a relative term. It was under 100 degress - so that's cool). Sr. John-Mark and I were taking the puppies out last night, and she made a bold statement: "Wow, the breeze is actually cool." Again, [...]
For some odd reason, we get a lot of visitors in the Summer. We're so grateful - but we pity them having to bear with the Arizona heat! We feel like we are natives now - even spending some time outside in the habit in 115 degree heat. Honestly, dry heat really is much easier [...]
As promised, we have a few pics/video of Fr. Parks Mass at Our Lady of Solitude Monastery this morning. Hope you enjoy it! Keep Fr. Parks, Fr. Henry, and Fr. King - the newly ordained priests of Phoenix - in your prayers!
St. Therese, Pray for PriestsThe Year for Priests is already coming to a close. It's hard to believe how quickly it went. Fr. Muir gave his final talk for this Year at the end of May. Be sure to listen to it. It is wonderful - highlighting the complementarity of consecrated souls and priests. And [...]
Easter at Our Lady of Solitude was awesome. Below is a sneak peak into our Easter Triduum. I hope you enjoy it. More to come soon!
Hello to everyone! Sorry for the long delay in updating the blog. But hopefully it will be worth your wait. Some wonderful things have been happening here - and Sr. Marie St. Paul is going to fill you in on that in a few days (i'll give you a hint: lots of building news)! But [...]
Usually the month of August is a time for Phoenicians to escape the heat, but we were blessed with an influx of visitors. Fr. Kline and his good friend, Fr. Dandurand from the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, came for a week retreat at the beginning of the month. Br. Francis, CFR enjoyed the sites, sounds, [...]
Happy Feast of Our Lady of the Angels! This past week we were blessed to have a visit from Fr. Mariusz, Fr. Leo, and Fr. Gabriel, Franciscan Friars of the Renewal -- the men in gray. Fr. Mariusz is celebrating his fortieth anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood this year (in conjunction with the Year [...]