A bare few days after five missioners departed for Bolivia, seven missioners who had returned in December from their time of service in Bolivia and Tanzania arrived here at Casa San Salvador for our annual […]
CONTINUE READING →There’s been much in the news recently about the group from Idaho, Baptist Christians, who decided to jump-start a program for orphans in Haiti . They flew in and gathered 33 children, including a few […]
CONTINUE READING →Four members of FMS Class XXV departed for mission in Bolivia on January 5, 2010. Nora Pfeiffer, Clare Lassiter, Joel Vaughn, and Lynn Myrick flew to Miami, and then to La Paz, arriving early in […]
CONTINUE READING →A very blessed and happy New Year to all! At FMS we’re excited for the year 2010 because it marks our 20th Anniversary. The first class of lay missioners went overseas in 1990. 20 years […]
CONTINUE READING →Here, a short, sweet reflection on Advent by Fr. Neil O’Connell, OFM, of the Holy Name Province (found in the HNP newsletter Today). A wonderful reminder that in this season of anticipation and renewal we […]
CONTINUE READING →Here’s an article recently published in the Catholic Herald for the Diocese of Arlington. Nora Pfeiffer is one of our newest missioners, just comissioned a month ago; she and her classmates depart for Bolivia January […]
CONTINUE READING →Peace and all good! We are launching this blog to provide updates from the FMS office in Washington, DC, the latest news from mission, and occasional reflections on all things Franciscan. Please take time to […]
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