Saint Anthony

St. Anthony: Patron Saint of Expectant Mothers

Prayer, Saint Anthony

We receive many stories of St. Anthony’s intercession.  This is a beautiful one of joy.   by Francisco de Zurbaran (1640) My name is Jennifer. Back in 2009 I suffered a miscarriage at 7 weeks. We desperately wanted…

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Meet our new St. Anthony Shrine Guardian

News, Prayer, Saint Anthony, Saint Francis

  Fr. Carl Langenderfer, OFM grew up in a suburb outside of Cincinnati.  He is the oldest of five children, two brothers and two sisters.  One of his brothers, Fr. Max Langenderfer is also a Franciscan friar serving in our…

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Thanks Br. Gene, we'll miss you

News, Prayer, Saint Anthony

Br. Gene loves sports and is an avid Cincinnati Reds fan. On July 1, Br. Gene Mayer, OFM will complete his nine year tenure as the Guardian at St Anthony Shrine. During that time he also served as…

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The "Other Brown" needs St. Anthony too

Prayer, Saint Anthony, Uncategorized

Enjoy this story from one of our Facebook followers   ‘St Anthony of Padua’ by Benozzo Gozzoli (1421-1497) Public domain One cold Snowy/Icy day in a suburban Detroit Parish, I was visiting the maintenance man when the UPS…

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Join us for the Feast of St. Anthony

Prayer, Saint Anthony

Sing with us ~ Worship with us ~ Pray with us, Friday, June 13 ~ 7:30 AM – Morning Mass Presider – Fr. Joe Ricchini, OFM 10:00 AM – St. Anthony Mass followed by Novena…

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Fr. Mark Soehner, OFM

Advent and Christmas, Missions, Prayer, Saint Anthony, Saint Francis, Vocations

TRIED BY FIRE   Fr. Mark Soehner, OFM Director of Franciscan Postulants, Fr. Mark Soehner is a survivor in more ways than one.  While pastoring an inner city parish in Detroit, MI., he took an antiquated elevator from…

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A deep friendship with St. Anthony

Prayer, Saint Anthony

An introduction forty years ago…   …As a poorly catechized, but devoutly fevered adult convert, I didn’t know much about anything: But was wide open to what I thought of as Holy Wonders. I was living with some friends who…

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Check is in the mail

Prayer, Saint Anthony

Ever wonder if St. Anthony hears you? Frances knows he does!   I spent most of today trying to find my check book to no avail. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm – no results I looked in logical places…

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Friends with "St. Tony"

Prayer, Saint Anthony, Saint Francis

A friend indeed. Helene writes about her friendship with “St. Tony”   Dear Editors St. Anthony of Padua My favorite saints are St. Francis of Assisi, St. Theresa of the Little Flower, and

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"Help someone else first, St. Anthony"

Prayer, Saint Anthony

“Help someone else first, before me, because it is only a thing and I can handle this loss,” writes Kathleen. Yet St. Anthony blesses her by finding the ‘thing’ she cherishes: her special charm bracelet.

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