Roving Reporter #41 – Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate go to WYD Sydney, packing their new video camera. ( 7min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

The friars from down under in our Perth, Australian friary just sent this video of their trip to World Youth Day in Sidney (other side of Australia.) Sounds like they and the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims had the experience of a life time. Viva la Papa and God bless Australia!

I might add, this is a fine example of our Australian friar’s new video publishing apostolate and a great step forward in our effort to make AirMaria a worldwide apostolate. Top job mates!

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Fi News #68 – Bushfire at Perth Friary ! ( 05min) >>> Play

In the afternoon of March 1st, 2010 a bushfire started near the friary in Perth, Australia and grew quickly. It jumped the main road and approached our backyard. We decided to evacuate the friary. We took the Blessed Sacrament, a few liturgical items of worth, a few personal items (passports, etc.) and the computers and loaded up the cars. We turned on the lawn sprinklers on the side facing the fire, closed all windows and doors, placed a statue of Our Lady to watch over the fire and drove down the road to a safe distance to wait it out. Roads were blocked by the police. After noticing that the smoke in the immediate area of the friary had died down and after the police told us the friary was ok, we went to a benefactor’s house for something to eat and drink only to be allowed back onto the property around 10:00pm. Damage was limited to a few sheds in the area, no homes or loss of life but about 47 hectares (115 acres) burned.

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Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney – News.

Fra Gabriel Cortes, FI is skateboarding his way across Australia. Well, not really, but he is packing his skateboard with him on a plane trip from Perth where he’s stationed on the west coast of Australia to Sydney on the east coast to attend an Archdiocesan follow up event to the Pope’s visit there for the World Youthday 2008. The Archdiocese of Sydney’s newspaper has a great article on him and on the FI’s here.

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Mission Down Under #9 – St. Pio of Pietrelcina visits Perth ( 8 min) >>> Play

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This short video presents the visit of St. Pio of Pietrelcina’s relics brought to Perth by Fr. Ermelindo Di Capua, a Capuchin from San Giovanni Rotondo. It also gives a condensed summary of St. Pio’s life and holiness in the process.

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During the last few minutes of our weekly “Gate of Heaven Radio” program in Perth, Australia, Father Joseph interviews Anthony Aarts about his involvement with the Legion of Mary.

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Mission Down Under #10 – Australia’s First Saint ( 15 min) >>> Play

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Join the friars in Perth, Australia as they take part in celebrating the canonization of Australia’s First Saint – St. Mary of the Cross MacKillop

Filmed on location at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Perth and Notre Dame Campus, Fremantle.

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Fatima Reflections #1 ( 10 min) >>> Play

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Join Fr. Joseph Michael Mary in this NEW SERIES as he reflects upon the Message of Our Lady of Fatima.

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Face of Pro-Life #121 – Friar Gabriel Cortes and Corinn Dahm ( 30min) >>> Play

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Friar Gabriel Cortes continues his story from last episode where he related his conversion story. Now he covers his ministry work in the land down under, Australia. He first fills in the details of his conversion and then relates his experience of being in Toodyay and Perth, Australia for ten years. He covers his ministry with the youth where he uses his skill at skateboarding to break the ice. He has been able to start many conversations with the youth and even win the friendship of whole neighborhoods of kids. His passing out of Miraculous Medals, his trip to World Youth Day in Sidney, his trips to skate parks and many, many encounters with people of all ages.

Ave Maria!

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Mission Down Under #11 – Visit to the Valley of the GIANTS ( 10 min) >>> Play

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The friars from Perth go on a day trip to the southern shore of Western Australia to take a tree top walk at the “Valley of the Giants” in Walpole-Nornalup National Park and enjoy other scenic areas.

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The Marian Family Prayer Cenacles in Perth celebrated their 10th anniversary recently with Holy Mass followed by refreshments.

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