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Br. Kenn Beetz, OFM, Fr. Jeff Scheeler, OFM, Fr. Al Hirt, OFM, and Br. Gene Mayer, OFM, take turns carrying the banner in the Reds Findlay Market Opening Day Parade. For the first time ever the Franciscan friars…

(In honor of Presidents’ Day Feb. 17, we asked Chaplain Colonel Robert Bruno, OFM,  to write about one of his hobbies, visiting libraries and museums housing presidential materials.)   Fr. Bob Bruno at the offices of…

Rock of Cashel Join Fr. Frank Jasper, OFM, on the journey of a lifetime!   Shrines of Ireland Tour October 22-31, 2014   Discover the most revered sites of the Emerald Isle.   Marian Shrine…

 Our Ministry of Presence at Northgate Mall in Cincinnati is going well.  Here are a few of the stories.   We began on Black Friday (which we re-named Brown Friday) with pretty good crowds. Our Ministry of…

Fr. Jack Wintz, OFM, reminisced about some of his favorite stories and photos. November 19, Franciscan Media had a retirement party for Fr. Jack Wintz, OFM, to celebrate his more than 40 years of…

The Franciscan friars of the Province of St. John the Baptist have been serving the people of the Philippines for over 60 years.  Br. Philip Wilhelm, OFM, remembers Typhoon Yaling in 1970.   News of the Philippines seems to appear…

Nativity at St. Anthony Shrine St. Francis would often meditate on the Poverty of the Incarnation and the great love God has for us.  He is credited with popularizing the Nativity…

The Franciscan friars of the Province of St. John the Baptist have been serving the people of the Philippines for over 60 years.  Fr. Blane Grein, OFM, remembers his very first typhoon in 1965.   Fr. Blane…

The Franciscan friars of the Province of St. John the Baptist have been serving the people of the Philippines for over 60 years.  Fr. Max Langenderfer, OFM, remembers a typhoon from 1985.   A survivor cries as…

The Franciscan friars of the Province of St. John the Baptist have been serving the people of the Philippines for over 60 years.  Fr. Dan Kroger, OFM, remembers typhoons from his many years in the Philippines.