The painting of the Stigmatization of St. Francis of Assisi in Chiesa di San Francisco by G. Mazonni (1673-1767) Photo by Shutterstock.com Let’s face it: St. Francis has become domesticated in popular culture, and frankly, sometimes with those…
Read MoreFocused Lenten Almsgiving ~ Br. Tim with his Missioning Crucifix The traditional practices of Lent are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Sometimes it helps to give a focus to those practices. So this Lent, in an act of…
Read MoreBarb Coyle, a lifelong friend, volunteer and loyal supporter of Fr. Jim Bok and his ministries in Jamaica has written her second children’s book. Fr. Jim Bok with Barb and children from Get Kids to School…
Read MoreNativity at St. Anthony Shrine St. Francis would often meditate on the Poverty of the Incarnation and the great love God has for us. He is credited with popularizing the Nativity…
Read More“Desire above all things to have the Spirit of the Lord and its holy activity, and pray always with a pure heart,” St. Francis of Assisi (The Later Rule, Chapter X:8) In honor of St.…
Read MoreEnjoy 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…
Read MoreOur Ministry of Presence at Northgate Mall in Cincinnati is going well. Here are a few of the stories. We began on Black Friday (which we re-named Brown Friday) with pretty good crowds. Our Ministry of…
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