Missions

This Family Is On A Mission

Missions, Prayer

  The Getgey family: Amy, Andrew, John, Mollie, Parker, Lauren, and friend Jackie  We don’t usually think of children as missionaries but the Getgey family proved it is wholly possible. John Getgey, President of a broad-based counseling…

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Fr. Larry Dunham, OFM - Working For Peace

Missions, Saint Anthony

Fr. Larry Dunham, OFM, at the video shoot “Peace is ultimately going to be accomplished by people living together, knowing each other long enough to respect each other, respect their differences and learn to then live with…

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Needs of the Appalachian Community

Missions, Prayer

Lynda, Hub, Br. Jerry and the volunteers are all smiles posing in front of their friend Donald’s house after sharing cookies and Christmas carols. Harrison, Ohio to Jackson, Kentucky A LIFE JOURNEY  

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Nourishing Strong Families - The Family Dinner Program

Missions

In study after study, the positive benefits of sitting down to family meals have been demonstrated for children of all ages. Among them are better grades, healthier eating habits, closer relationships to parents and siblings, a feeling of…

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Serving Lost Souls in Africa

Missions

Fr. Joe Hund, OFM, and Mary Beth Gallagher with students  How many young people dream of being a missionary when they grow up?  When she could have been a world class soccer or tennis player,…

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This Friar Has Seen His Share Of Crime Scenes

Missions, News, Prayer, Saint Francis, Senior Friars

Fr. Bruno Kremp, OFM, meets John Paul II At 75, Fr. Bruno Kremp, OFM, is yearning to try out retirement, but you wouldn’t know it to look at him.  Tall and lean, in his 47th year as…

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New Year's Wishes from St. Anthony's Kitchen & Fr. Jim Bok in Jamaica

Missions

Guests line up for food at the St. Anthony Soup Kitchen. Well, I am getting this just under the wire (6:15 p.m. EST)—but let me wish each of you a very happy and blessed 2013. Life in…

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Blessing Haunted Spaces

Missions, Prayer, Vocations

Fr. E.J. Stein, OFM, blesses the bridge of the MV Iron Anne. by Br. Colin King, OFM On June 5th, Fr. E. J. Stein, OFM, and I boarded the MV Iron Anne, a ship sailing under the Marshall…

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