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Praise God that Fr. Harold Geers, OFM, and the other friars survived. A survivor searches for a relative in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Nov. 11, 2013, after the area was hit by…

St. Francis loved all of creation – Pet Blessings are a joyful event In his lifetime, he was known simply as “Il Poverello,” the poor one. Yet few poor men in the history of the…

Fr. David Kohut, OFM, the new pastor of St. Francis Seraph Church, an inner-city parish in Cincinnati, has many talents but the two that stand out most are his incredible singing voice and his ability to deliver homilies that deeply…

After a Latin American Jesuit was elected yesterday, we asked SJB friars what qualities and talents they thought the new Pope should possess. Some talked about their hopes and expectations. Others just wanted to share their elation  …

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…

Fr. John Bok, OFM talks about Franciscan Ministries in this month’s E-Newsletter. Click here to view July’s Bread Basket.