Welcome to our new students (pictured above) who begin a new chapter in their spiritual journey. Please join us in offering them a warm reception to the FST community. As St. Francis bestowed on his brother Leo, we greet our Continue reading
Monday, September 1 will be the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Please take some time to read Pope Leo XIV’s official message, Seeds of Peace and Hope for the tenth celebration of this important day for the Church Continue reading
The readings for the eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary time remind us of our ongoing need of conversion. “Stop lying to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, Continue reading
The readings for the sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary time are about being present to God by providing hospitality. “Sir, if I may ask you this favor, please do not go on past your servant. Let some water be brought, that Continue reading
In the Gospel for the fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary time, Jesus encourages his disciples to lead with a greeting of peace and even if it is not received, to leave in peace. St. Francis mirrored this action of Christ with Continue reading
This Sunday, we celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. The gospel passage speaks of the abundance of Christ. “Then taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking Continue reading
This Sunday, we celebrate the great feast of Pentecost. Jesus offers us peace and the gift of the Holy Spirit: “Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ And Continue reading
In the Gospel passage for the sixth Sunday of Easter, Jesus rejoices in the beauty of his relationship with the Father and all of God’s creation: “And I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they Continue reading
In the Gospel passage for the fifth Sunday of Easter, Jesus gives us words live by: “I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.” John 13:34 Upcoming Continue reading
In the Gospel passages from the book of John for the next three Sundays of Easter, we hear about the relationship between the Father and the Son and how that relationality pours out onto all of us and creation. Jesus said: “My Continue reading
