St. Peter Claver.

On September 9th the Catholic Church celebrates St. Peter Claver, a Jesuit missionary who spent his life in the service of African slaves brought against their will to South America during the 17th century. Terry Mc Namee

MARTYRDOM OF JOHN BRADBURNE.

September 5thToday in Franciscan History:MARTYRDOM OF JOHN BRADBURNE:Apostle to the leprosy, Secular Franciscan. John Bradburne (1921–1979) lived an extraordinary life. He was a reluctant hero of the Second World War, a pilgrim and a hermit, a poet and a musician, a joker and a mystic, and a theologian. After many years travelling and searching, he […]