Br. David Crank blesses a white Maltese. 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 in HONOR…
Read MorePoet 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…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
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 MoreA Friar Life Fr. Roger Lopez is a Theology teacher and Director of Community Outreach at Roger Bacon High School in Cincinnati, OH. He really enjoys the opportunity to share in the young men and…
Read MoreOne of the featured nativities at A Franciscan Christmas “We stumbled upon this and were mesmerized by the lights and all the nativities,” says Diane from Montgomery, Ohio. “It’s beautiful! It’s so Christmassy and it really…
Read MoreFor unto you a child is born ~ Bring your friends and family to ‘A Franciscan Christmas’ in historic Over-the-Rhine in Cincinnati. Enter the courtyard of St. Francis Seraph Church on the corner of Liberty and Vine to meditate on…
Read MoreLight exhibit at Washington Park and Memorial Hall for BLINK 2017 St. Francis Seraph Church at Liberty and Vine will be open to the public for BLINK 2019, a four-day event, October…
Read More The 100th Anniversary of the Reds Opening Day Parade There they are, walking among dozens of baseball-themed bands, clowns, horses, puppets, dogs, celebrities, fire trucks and floats blaring…
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