Fr. Jim, Can you help me deal with doubts that sometimes pop into my mind about our Catholic faith? I always feel uneasy.  Louise ~ Fr. Jim Van Vurst Dear Louise, I’m more than happy to help…

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…

Br. Mark Gehret, OFM, receives a send-off blessing from the New Orleans Poor Clares “I thanked the Lord for bringing me to this rural place.” ~ Br. Mark Gehret, OFM, left New Orleans, Louisiana bound for Greenwood,…

I was shocked! ~ I always hung my gold chain with the Blessed Mother medal on the little lamp on the table.  One morning it was not there.  My husband, son and I looked for three days…

Students and parents stand in front of Josey the school van with Fr. Jim Bok, OFM, outside St. Anthony’s Kitchen Facing our future with hope ~ Because of the generosity of our donors, kids that…

Mother Teresa in Cincinnati ~ “I can’t believe I actually shook hands with a saint,” recalls benefactor and friend, Marian Souders, reflecting on Mother Teresa’s visit to the Franciscan Seminary in 1981. Mother Teresa…

Fr. Roger Lopez, OFM, in the classroom at Roger Bacon, H. S. Fr. Roger Lopez, OFM, returns to Roger Bacon H.S. as a newly ordained priest ~ “It is amazing that four years have passed so quickly…