Prayer

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.

”Parish Ministry has been my blessing.” Fr. Larry Zurek, reflects on his career as a parish priest, as he prepares to leave his 11 years work in Peoria, Ill serving two inner city parishes, Sacred Heart and

The grotto of Massabielle near Lourdes in France has had 66 Catholic Church approved miracles attributed to it in the 150 years since 14 year old Bernadette Soubirous was visited by visions of the Virgin Mary on that…

  Fr. Cyprian Berens, OFM, greets Pope John Paul II in 1989 Not everyone can say they have met Popes and Saints Though quite humble about it, Fr. Cyprian Berens, OFM has photos of himself with Pope John…

 They say, “Two heads are better than one” and so are two prayers to St. Anthony! Last winter, on our way to Texas, the vertical wheelchair lift on our van malfunctioned.  It was…

  The most fitting memorial was music Br. Bob Lucero, OFM, understood the power of music.  It can soothe, inspire, enlighten, energize, and even heal. All of this was obvious at the funeral Mass for Bob when members of the

Do you frequently ask for St. Anthony’s help?  Then you and Carole have a lot in common. I can’t begin to count the number of lost items that St. Anthony has found for me! Once, when my daughter…

Need to find willpower? St. Anthony gives you strength. My name is Tracy and I want to share my story with you.  I am not a religious person (I wasn’t.)  I was a smoker for over 35 years and…

Building Futures with Fun, Faith, and Fitness The Friars Club impacts children in a positive way. Friars Club provides organized athletics (basketball, baseball and volleyball) for 700 boys and girls ages 5-17.  All programs focus on values of…

Fr. Warren Zeisler, OFM has never been one of those people that is comfortable in the spotlight.  Instead, he goes about doing things very quietly.  He is generous with his time and is always volunteering to help out whenever and…