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Br. Chris Meyer, OFM Technology Expert ~ On April 19th, Br. Chris Meyer, OFM, left the US for his new ministry in Jamaica, “I’m looking forward to continuing the work friars are doing across [the Diocese of]…

Fr. Joe Hund stands by a home torn apart by Hurricane Ida. As Hurricane Ida approached New Orleans the weekend of Aug. 28-29, the friars at St. Mary of the Angels Parish were “waiting,…

Br. Michael Charron, OFM Br. Michael Charron has been attending the Appalachian School of Law (ASL) for about a month now.  ASL’s mission is to produce lawyers with a sense of professional responsibility who will become leaders in…

We asked our friars to answer the question, “What is one thing I’d like to do when the pandemic fades?” Here are their responses. Fr. Loren Connell, OFM • Get acquainted with the orchestras, restaurants, parks and museums…

Fr. John Bok, OFM I was born and raised in Cincinnati. Nearly 48 of my 59 years of ministry as a Franciscan priest have been in Cincinnati. As is true of the majority of Cincinnatians, I am very…

One of the featured nativities at A Franciscan Christmas “We stumbled upon this and were mesmerized by the lights and all the nativities,” says Diane from Montgomery, Ohio. “It’s beautiful! It’s so Christmassy and it really…

Mary, Gate of Heaven in Negril, Jamaica, all lit up for Advent and Christmas. Photo by Jim Bok, OFM In September 2008 I arrived as a missionary in Negril, Jamaica. October came and went and then November came…

Fr. Joe Rayes, OFM In 1987, Fr. Joe Rayes, OFM wrote a book called Living Religious Vows, but what impressed people the most was that he lived what he preached.  Fr. Joe was a passionate man…

The Sarah Center, a program of St. Francis Seraph Ministries, is the 2019 Recipient of all proceeds from the National Women’s History Month Festival II held in Cincinnati, March 1 – 31. The…