Missions

Fr. Richard Goodin, Jr., OFM, with his father Richard My father used to wear classy suits to work.  He worked in the office (at the family business) and like his father and uncle, he wore business dress daily. …

The Schneider family on the occasion of Otto and Anna’s 25th wedding anniversary in 1941. Top row L-R: Victor (Fr. Bernardin, OFM) Marcella, Jeannette, Otto, Anna, Cecilia, Dorothy, Bertrand (Fr. Chris, OFM), Bottom row L-R: Kenneth, Norbert, Raymond…

Front row L-R: John Bok Sr., Margaret, Jim (Fr. Jim Bok, OFM)Back row L-R: Mary, John Jr.(Fr. John Bok, OFM), Jerry My dad, John Bok, was one of the kindest, gentlest, respectful, honest and just persons I…

Fintan Langenderfer My Dad was a Cincinnati Public Schools teacher, and had off in the summer, so my brothers and I used to spend our summers building a house with our Dad, usually in Springdale. We built a…

“Despite being in a centuries-old structure, one can imagine the hillside tombs near the rock of Golgotha, and the stone rolled back” ~ The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi, in earlier times) was celebrated…

Prison ministry opens eyes, changes hearts For the most isolated members of society, there are few reminders of home. Cookies are one of them. And like everything else in Kairos Prison Ministry, they are given with love. Cookies…

What do a small, Catholic bookstore, an inner city Episcopal church, a suburban Buddhist temple, a reform Jewish synagogue and a Muslim community center have in common? ~ Care for their neighbors – that’s what.

The Reason for the Season: Advent with the Franciscans at Northgate Mall.   Br. Michael Radomski, OFM, chats with a couple. May the Lord give you peace! The Franciscan Friars hope to provide a…

Fr. Gil Wohler, OFM Doing a retrospective on oneself can be daunting!  Fr. Gil Wohler seemed to be taken back when asked to be interviewed.  He is more comfortable flying under the radar. Though initially reticent, he soon…

Some books are part of our lives, as cherished as old friends. They’re the ones you read over breakfast, carry on the bus or pull out at the end of the day.  That’s the kind of kinship Fr.…