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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…

  Blessed Jacoba of Settesoli (1190-1273) was a follower of St. Francis of Assisi.  As Francis lay dying, he asked “Brother” Jacoba to bring him his favorite treat, almond cookies.  Francis died on the evening of…

Are you 70½ or older?  You  Can Use Your IRA To Make A Tax-free Gift to the Franciscans If you’re 70½ or older you can make a tax-free IRA gift to the Franciscans during 2013. The American Taxpayer Relief…

The Chapel of the Shrine of St. Anthony packed with pilgrims. The weather on St. Anthony’s Feast Day, June 13, didn’t exactly know what it wanted to do.  It tried out a variety of its styles from…

Simplify your life with our estate-planning organizer   Few ordinary tasks express the Franciscan virtues of simplicity and self-sufficiency better than creating an effective estate plan. Simplify your life and the lives of those you love by requesting our…

Please join us this week at St. Anthony Shrine. Holy Thursday 7:30 AM Morning Prayer 7:30 PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper      Adoration to follow until 10:00 PM Night Prayer and chapel closes…

(At 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 29, Ed Gura clocked out of a 12-hour shift at Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center for the final time. After 16 years as an ICU nurse – one of the most demanding jobs imaginable –…

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “I Have A Dream” speech at the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. Last Monday in the late afternoon I took a walk downtown, listening to NPR’s evening news program…

Fiscal-Cliff Bill Restores Tax-Free IRA Distributions If you are 70½ or older and care about the work of the Franciscans, we have good news for you.  The fiscal-cliff bill, known as the American Taxpayer Relief Act of…

Br. Giovanni Reid, OFM, in front of the homes for the Transitional Living Program. “Someone can be doing terrible things and still be a victim …can have done wrong and still deserve help.”…