FMA Focus Newsletter

A quarterly spiritual and mission magazine, FMA Focus is mailed free of charge to anyone who requests information. It promotes the spiritual life of recipients while it helps inform them of the activities of the Friars and Sisters mission work in the world.

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September 2023 – Vol. 57, No. 1



In this issue:

  • Virtue: Love
  • Love for the elderly
  • How we hunger and thirst – but not for food!
  • Age is no barrier – St. John of Capistrano
  • Go and do – Christ’s loving command
  • ST. FRANCIS – PATRON OF LIFE
  • Director’s Letter
  • Serving seniors for two decades in Olancho
  • Kindle for “kinder”
  • Words Worth Noting
  • Our Readers gladly write…
  • Have you been ignoring your angel?
  • Performing the works of mercy – each day!!
  • Alzheimer’s disease and St. Dymphna
  • Special Novena Schedule Fall 2023

June 2023 – Vol. 56, No. 4



In this issue:

  • Virtue: Understanding
  • Understanding is a Gift From God
  • Summertime – Warm Days to Focus On Prayer
  • A Special Kind of Prayer Apostolate, St. Francis
  • The Martyrs of Uganda – June 3
  • God Is Our Co-Pilot
  • Director’s Letter
  • A Rewarding Lifestyle Thanks to Agape
  • An Update From Rome – Busy Days and Nights
  • Words Worth Noting
  • Our Readers Gladly Write…
  • St. Anthony – Accepted Change When it Was God’s Will
  • Dedicate Yourself to The Heart Of Jesus
  • Pray For Seemingly Hopeless Causes – St. Jude
  • Special Novena Schedule Summer 2023

February 2023 – Vol. 56, No. 3



In this issue:

  • Virtue: Humility
  • Preparing for Lent with a spiritual renewal – healthy mind, body and soul
  • Mother Mary – The Nurturing Saint in the Kitchen
  • St. Cyril and Methodius –  Apostles to the Slavs
  • Accepting God’s Word from His priest
  • A Theologian Who Evangelized St. Anthony
  • Director’s  Letter
  • Visiting Valley of the Angels in Guatemala
  • Table Talk
  • Words Worth Noting
  • Our Readers gladly write…
  • Easter – Life after the empty tomb
  • A Gift of Self – The Greatest Gift
  • Pray for the victims of Cancer (St. Peregrine)
  • FMA Spiritual Exercises – Lent-Easter 2023

November 2022 – Vol. 56, No. 2



In this issue:

  • Virtue: Discernment
  • Spiritual support during Christmas season
  • The Christmas Crib In Your Heart
  • Vocations
  • Love For Mary – A Devotion For Adults
  • He Has Kept His Promise; We Should Too
  • Mother Cabrini: A Model Of Charity
  • Director’s  Letter
  • Honduras: Learning to Smile
  • Life Lessons And Opportunities At Valley Of The Angels
  • Words Worth Noting
  • Our Readers Gladly Write…
  • Feasts Of The Christmas Days
  • Listening – A Pure Path To Faith
  • Advent – A Time To Slow Down And Hear The Word Of God
  • Special Novena Schedule Advent-Christmas 2022

September 2022 – Vol. 56, No. 1



In this issue:

  • Virtue: Faith
  • Mary, Our Example Of A Woman Of Faith
  • Accepting God’s Will With Faith (St. Francis)
  • Vocations
  • Angels As Our Guardians – Throughout Time
  • The Ordinary Sundays – Where Do They Fit?
  • Seeing Christ In Another (St. Anthony)
  • Director’s Letter
  • Safety And Sneakers
  • A Young Artist And A Young Cook For Francis
  • Words Worth Noting
  • Our Readers Gladly Write…
  • Why Everyone Is Not Perfect (St. Dymphna)
  • Small Acts With Big Intentions – Saint Teresa Of Calcutta
  • Renewal – An Autumn Meditation
  • Special Novena Schedule Fall 2022