FI News #41 – The Siege of the Tower? ( 04min) >>> Play

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Well, you saw the preparations on the last video, here is the video of the event. Starting with Mass, then the saints contests under the big top and then the Siege of the Tower with water balloon battle and bonfire. No, we did not use the catapult ( the water balloons kept breaking and mini pumpkins were a bit too hard ) But every one had a good time nonetheless.

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FI News #42 – Bell tower Foundation at Griswold ( 02min) >>> Play

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The foundation for the bell tower at Our Lady of Guadalupe Friary in Griswold CT is finally complete. This short film is in thanksgiving to Our Lord and Lady and to our generous benefactors and volunteers that got us to this milestone. Its all upward from here. Deo Gratias!

To volunteer or donate funds or material call 1-860-376-6840 or write: Our Lady of Guadalupe Friary, Bell Tower, 199 Colonel Brown Rd., Griswold, CT 06351

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FI News #44 – The bells of Our Lady of Guadalupe sound out across the valley  ( 04min) >>> Play

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Fra Joseph Mary fires up the bells of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe which ring out a beautiful Ave Maria over La Crosse, WI.

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Homily #100905 ( 35 min) Play – In today’s Gospel Our Lord tells us that we must love Him above all things and be well prepared in our engagement with the world. He tells us this in the form of two parables, the building of the tower and the king who contemplates going into battle. Fr. Bonaventure explains this in the context of Catholic action, where our preparation consists in building up our love of, and trust in, God who has forces vastly stronger than the enemy and that action starts with prayer and contemplation and only secondarily with physical action. Father also outlines the many ways that we are in true, open and explicit battle with the modern culture and philosophy, always relating it back to its spiritual nature.
Ave Maria! 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: wis 9:13-18
Resp: psa 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14-17
2nd: phm 1:9-10, 12-17
Gsp: luk 14:25-33

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Fi News #82 – Marian Friary in Progress ( 06min) >>> Play

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Here is a video of the construction on the new Marian Friary of Our Lady Coredemptrix which started on March 25th, 2010 on the Feast of the Annunciation and shows the process up through August.The friary will be 22,000 square feet and have room for 28 friars with two floors, a partial basement and a bell tower that will be 86 feet high. The bell tower will have 3 bells from a local church that recently closed and the top 16 ft will be an illuminated cross. The friary is being built adjacent to the existing chapel on the property and will have direct access to the chapel’s main floor from the friary’s 2nd floor and to the chapel’s basement from the friary’s first floor.

The planned opening is spring 2011. Keep this project in your prayers.

Below are some pictures of some more progress since the video was taken. We will keep you posted

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Fi News #90 – Our new friary in Bloomington is making progress ( 04min) >>> Play

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See the progress on the new FI friary in Bloomington, Indiana. Volunteers and pros alike gather local rocks for the facade of the friary. Then you can see materials being lowered onto the roof to put the finishing touches on that. And finally you can see the new bells that will soon be added to the bell tower which you can see rising high above the roof.

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Fi News #93 – Bell coming in for a landing  ( 06min) >>> Play

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Fr. Elias blesses the bells for of our new Bloomington, Indiana friary and then they are installed by crane into the belltower. The video is capped off by the installation of the copper steeple.

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This was the final touch to the “Tower of David” here at “Mother of the Redeemer Retreat” in Bloomington, Indiana. This window was made an hour north of here in Indianapolis.

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Fi News #151 – ( 03min) >>> Play

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The friars from Mount Saint Francis Hermitage recently erected their new 160′ radio tower for the radio station they operate out of the friary in Maine, NY, Holy Virgin Mary Radio, WHVM 91.9 FM.

The erection of the tower completed months of preparation work over the course of the summer to lay a new foundation, pour new ground anchors, and assemble the tower on the ground before lifting it into position with a 200′ crane and securing it down. This occurred on the feast of the Holy Guardian Angels, October 2.

The upgraded station then went back on the air on the 18th October transmitting 160W effective radiated power from a 3 bay, half-wave, non-directional antenna with a center of radiation 150′ above the ground.

The station had been operating for the last 3 years with the antenna mounted only 45′ above the ground – a much less than ideal situation as we weren’t even above the treeline and the interference was noticeable.

The extra height from the new tower gives the station a much better coverage and is the mid stage in our planned upgrade to a directional antenna with an upgraded transmitter to get a much better signal towards the Binghamton area.

Yours in Christ and His Most Holy Mother

Friar Augustine Arts F.I.

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