The retired civil engineer volunteers much of his time tending to the 42-acre garden of the Franciscan Monastery in Northeast D.C.’s Brookland neighborhood, including its nine beehives where the bees ...
U.S. News & World Report: St. Anthony's Monastery and Franciscan Guest House
An active monastery, St. Anthony's serves as a popular rest stop for travelers, as well as a religious retreat for the devout. More than 60 acres of lush gardens and walking paths are open to the ...
The Washington Post: Reviving monastery’s city farm, started a century before urban agriculture was cool
Members of religious orders have always had a need to garden, inspired no doubt by one of the Christian faith’s noted cultivators, Saint Fiacre, a green-fingered holy man who became the patron saint ...
Reviving monastery’s city farm, started a century before urban agriculture was cool
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia — The newest member of St. Francis Monastery in Cochabamba, Bolivia, is furry and has four legs. His name is Friar Carmelo, but they’ve nicknamed him Friar Bigotón (Spanish for ...
Franciscan Peacemakers, a Milwaukee-based recovery program for women ensnared by prostitution, addiction, and homelessness, has named Megan O’Halloran as... Franciscan Peacemakers, a Milwaukee-based ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana: Franciscan breaks ground on new medical office at high-profile intersection in Valparaiso
VALPARAISO — Franciscan Health broke ground on a major new medical office at a high-profile intersection in Valparaiso, where it plans to expand its healthcare offerings.
Franciscan breaks ground on new medical office at high-profile intersection in Valparaiso