Leave a Legacy Before this year’s CARES Act waived required minimum distributions (RMD), IRA owners over 70 ½ could support their favorite charities with a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) and lower their income taxes. But should you still make…
Read MoreNothing worked until I prayed to St. Anthony Like many people, I have been helped by St. Anthony to find lost things. He has helped me SO OFTEN that I hesitate to bother him with my continued losses. But…
Read MoreWelcome, Brothers! On Saturday, December 5, Brothers Eric Seguin and John Boissy made their Solemn Profession at St. Clement Church in St. Bernard, Ohio. They vowed to follow the Rule of Francis for the rest of their lives. Since…
Read MoreTrust in St. Anthony This has been a terrible year for us, as it has been for so many. My husband has been suffering with severe COPD along with acute lung problems, which have left him in very bad…
Read MoreThe sun sets behind the St. Francis Basilica in Assisi, Italy. Please help us! We friars and board members at St. Francis Retreat House (SFRH) have crafted a survey to gather your interests and needs regarding spiritual…
Read MoreDaily prayer to be said during the Coronavirus Pandemic Click image to download a PDF of the prayer. Loving God, Your Son, Jesus Christ, traveled through towns and villages “curing every disease…
Read More“There was the key in the pocket of the cassock!” This miracle took place in the year 2015, while I was working as a seminarian on pastoral work experience at Christ the King Cathedral in the Roman Catholic Diocese…
Read MoreSt. Francis looks out over the valley of olive trees near the San Damiano church in Assisi, Italy. Celebrating Francis during a pandemic Although we can’t gather in large groups this year, friars around the Province of St.…
Read MoreOur family relies on St. Anthony Peace Be With You! This is a story of how Saint Anthony came through with a lost object once again. My family is scatterbrained so we are always calling on poor Saint Anthony…
Read More7 mistakes to avoid While there are unique aspects to every estate plan, most estate planning mistakes fall into well-known categories. Mistakes can occur regardless of the value or complexity of an estate but can often be avoided…
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