In a world that values independence and personal determination, obedience has become an unfashionable word. We want to make decisions about our own lives.  Even children do not like to be told what to do. Newspaper reports of ‘Obedient Wives’ Clubs’ draw disbelief and ridicule. Yet, when Franciscans vow to live the Gospel Life, it [...]

The parish church of St Mary of the Angels in Singapore is named after one of  three little chapels thatFrancis and his companions rebuilt with their hands at the foot of the hill of Assisi. The original chapel was dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God. The word ‘saint’ means ‘holy’; and in some parts [...]

Over the 36 years of an eventful earthly life, Fernando de Bulloens from Lisbon would join the fledgling Franciscan Order and take on the religious name Anthony. By the time of his passing into eternal life, he would come to be universally celebrated as the Wonder-worker from his adopted city of Padua. Through his openness [...]