Valerie’s sweet rescue Shepherd relaxes with precious toy. Never doubt St. Anthony’s great love and power Valerie and her sweet dog St. Anthony will always be so special to me! I remember growing up and hearing…
Read MoreBr. Vince Delorenzo with his pet bird Gracie, a Senegal Parrot. Celebrating St. Francis Please join the Franciscan friars of the Province of St. John the Baptist as they honor their founder, St. Francis of Assisi. SOLEMN NOVENA…
Read MoreAnswered prayers in God’s time My husband and I decided to take our kids on a short, one-night trip to Disney World. Everything was going fine at the resort until my husband decided to run to the vending machine…
Read MorePhoto of Hurricane Ida from NASA.gov Friarworks Co-Director Fr. John Bok relays an urgent message for help for the victims of Hurricane Ida. Dear Friends, Fr. Joe Hund, pastor of St. Mary…
Read MorePhoto by Michelle Leman by Pexels Turn to St. Anthony I was running low on one of my medications so I got a refill from my pharmacy. When I needed the medicine, I did a casual search in…
Read MoreThank you St. Clare! Our online Novena to St. Clare of Assisi resulted in many answered prayers. Below are just a few of the people that shared with us. Prayer is powerful. If you’d like to share your answered…
Read More”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
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreClifford & Betty Dannenfelser Betty and Cliff Dannenfelser had always been strong supporters of the work of the Franciscans. After Betty’s death in 2011, (Cliff had passed away in 1999) the Franciscans learned of a hugely generous gift…
Read MorePraise God that Fr. Harold Geers, OFM, and the other friars survived. A survivor searches for a relative in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Nov. 11, 2013, after the area was hit by…
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