Events

Join us for the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua on Tuesday, June 13, 2023! Mass times will be at 7:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. at our St. Anthony Shrine located at 5000 Colerain Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45223. Pictured: Shrine Guardian…

Br. David Crank blesses a white Maltese. Celebrating St. Francis Please join the Franciscan friars of the Province of St. John the Baptist as they honor their founder, St. Francis of Assisi. SOLEMN NOVENA in HONOR…

Poet Murray Bodo, OFM, Photo by Michael Wilson and Composer Michael Chertock, Photo by Lisa Ventre. Poetry and music have long been intertwined, and now the words of faith-filled friar and author Murray Bodo have been set to…

A group photo of the Gather and Discern attendees. Photos by Sam Reinke and Sr. Eileen Connelly, OSU The sense of unity, fraternity and joy was obvious as Franciscan friars from the US-6 provinces came together at the…

The St. Francis Retreat House in Easton, Pa. St. Francis Retreat House in Easton, Pa., is looking forward to two presenters coming to offer weekend retreats in September. Christina R. Zaker, D.Min., the director of field education and…

  The sun sets behind the St. Francis Basilica in Assisi, Italy. Please help us! We friars and board members at St. Francis Retreat House (SFRH) have crafted a survey to gather your interests and needs regarding spiritual…

A Friar Life Fr. Roger Lopez is a Theology teacher and Director of Community Outreach at Roger Bacon High School in Cincinnati, OH. He really enjoys the opportunity to share in the young men and…

One of the featured nativities at A Franciscan Christmas “We stumbled upon this and were mesmerized by the lights and all the nativities,” says Diane from Montgomery, Ohio. “It’s beautiful! It’s so Christmassy and it really…

For unto you a child is born ~ Bring your friends and family to ‘A Franciscan Christmas’ in historic Over-the-Rhine in Cincinnati.  Enter the courtyard of St. Francis Seraph Church on the corner of Liberty and Vine to meditate on…

Light exhibit at Washington Park and Memorial Hall for BLINK 2017 St. Francis Seraph Church at Liberty and Vine will be open to the public for BLINK 2019, a four-day event, October…