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Br. Mike Dubec expecting angels

Advent and Christmas, Jesus, Prayer, Saint Francis

A memory of Christmas Past ~ Obie and Mae Parker!  They gave me a great opportunity to demonstrate Christmas hospitality at an age in my young life when I had little notion of such a thing.  What was under…

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St. Al's goes out to help the homeless

Jesus, Newsletter, Prayer, Saint Anthony, Saint Francis

Br. Michael Radomski comforting a man in despair. With a backpack full of prayers ~ Br. Michael Radomski shoulders his backpack, steps out into the Detroit sunshine – and stops in his tracks. “First, we pray,” he says,…

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St. Anthony, a spiritual bloodhound

Jesus, Newsletter, Prayer, Saint Anthony

 Patricia found a ‘miraculous friend’ in St. Anthony ~ As a convert, I had never heard of St. Anthony until middle age. However, I soon found a ‘miraculous friend’ in him. He has found many misplaced and lost things for…

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St. Anthony, evangelizing with a question and a smile

Newsletter, Prayer, Saint Anthony

Where do lost items go? ~ In the mail several years ago I received a gift. St Anthony in a round disc that was an animated hologram and a key chain. I hooked it on the zipper of my…

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The New St. Anthony Center

Events, Missions, Newsletter, Prayer, Saint Anthony

New Franciscan collaboration ~ Working with St. Francis Seraph Ministries, The Franciscans are spearheading a very unique partnership with local non-profit organizations.  The new St. Anthony Center (SAC) will become a “hub of services” all in one place…

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Older Adults Leverage Age for Greater Returns

Estate Planning, Newsletter, Prayer, Saint Francis, Support the Friars

Charitable gift annuities provide donors with an immediate tax deduction, guaranteed fixed payments for life, and the satisfaction of providing future support for the Franciscans.  As annuity rates are based on the age of the person establishing the annuity,…

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Friars share their journey

Jesus, Newsletter, Prayer, Saint Francis, Vocations

Friars tell why they chose to follow St. Francis in a series of videos. “I felt a sense of being home,” Fr. Colin King says of his decision to join the Order of Friars Minor.

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Pet blessings for the Feast of St. Francis

Events, Newsletter, Pet Blessing, Prayer, Saint Francis

Fr. David Moczulski, OFM, blesses stuffed animals at Sisters of Charity chapel. Love pours forth ~ “They’re real for the kids,” Fr. David Moczulski says of the dozens of stuffed animals he blessed this week…

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Mourning Las Vegas

News, Newsletter, Prayer, Saint Francis

Facing the unthinkable ~ Last week our Communications Director Toni Cashnelli gathered videos and statements from our friars in response to the shooting in Las Vegas that left 58 people dead and 489 wounded. We began this week…

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Finding St. Anthony stories

Jesus, Newsletter, Prayer, Saint Anthony

St. Anthony is the patron saint of lost things. Last week, we asked our Facebook followers to share their St. Anthony stories of lost and found and still waiting.  Out of 89 responses, we chose a few to share with…

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