The Church: home-base of second chances

Lent and Easter, Prayer

Musings from Fr. Dave Palm Sunday   With today’s liturgies, we begin the most sacred time of our church year: Holy Week begins, blending into the Sacred Triduum (Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday.) The Palm Leaf by William-Adolphe…

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"Play Ball!"

Events, News

Br. Kenn Beetz, OFM, Fr. Jeff Scheeler, OFM, Fr. Al Hirt, OFM, and Br. Gene Mayer, OFM, take turns carrying the banner in the Reds Findlay Market Opening Day Parade. For the first time ever the Franciscan friars…

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A Renaissance Friar

Prayer, Saint Francis, Senior Friars

“I see each question, whether with a personal problem or something about scripture or theology as very important and when I am at my computer I often imagine the person to whom I am writing as if I were talking…

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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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Real Men Don't Cry?

Lent and Easter, Missions, Prayer

The Raising of Lazarus by Rembrandt (1630) Public Domain 5th Sunday of Lent April 6, 2014   This week there is another long Gospel. It is the beautiful story of the Raising of Lazarus.   Easter is getting closer;…

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