A beautiful birthday cake celebrating Fr. Jeremy Harrington’s 90th birthday. Photos by Fr. Jeff Scheeler, OFM As Jeremy Harrington sat at his desk a few days after his 90th birthday on Oct. 7, he admitted feeling rather overwhelmed…

Friars and guests celebrate the Transitus at the St. Anthony Shrine in Cincinnati. Photo by Fr. Frank Jasper, OFM Friars from throughout St. John the Baptist Province joyfully marked the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi on…

Board member Carol Swavely and Henry Beck welcome retreatants. Photos by Sr. Eileen Connelly, OSU “I feel peaceful here and very welcome.” ‘It’s as if the friars are opening their home to us.” “I experience God’s presence when…

Poet Murray Bodo, OFM, Photo by Michael Wilson and Composer Michael Chertock, Photo by Lisa Ventre. Poetry and music have long been intertwined, and now the words of faith-filled friar and author Murray Bodo have been set to…

A school bus sits amid debris in the creek bed along Route 30 between Jackson and Hazard. Photos by Sr. Eileen Connelly, OSU The destruction and loss caused by heavy rains and flooding in many Eastern Kentucky counties…

A group photo of the Gather and Discern attendees. Photos by Sam Reinke and Sr. Eileen Connelly, OSU The sense of unity, fraternity and joy was obvious as Franciscan friars from the US-6 provinces came together at the…

The St. Francis Retreat House in Easton, Pa. St. Francis Retreat House in Easton, Pa., is looking forward to two presenters coming to offer weekend retreats in September. Christina R. Zaker, D.Min., the director of field education and…

Fr. Francis Tebbe sprinkles holy water on Maggie, a nine-year-old amputee service dog, as her owner Becky Buchanan of Munster keeps hold of a stroller during the blessing and introduction of the pet therapy program at Franciscan Health…

Colleen and John Gerke pose for a photo with guests Rosa and baby David. A simple plaque on a wall in John and Colleen Gerke’s St. Bernard home proclaims a deeply meaningful message. It reads in part: “This…

Photo by Pixabay God tends to put us in the places where He needs us to do His work, and that’s exactly what happened when Charlie Smiech was traveling last month. Charlie, who ministers at the Serra Retreat…