News & Blogs - Franciscan Friars

Back from the brink

Br. Juniper Crouch is well aware of the power of prayer in healing.

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Know that we care

Provincial Minister Mark Soehner's message of love and care during this time of uncertainty.

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The road to understanding

Although I was a reluctant pilgrim at the beginning of this journey, I emerged as a vibrant pilgrim. I really was changed by noticing how our ancestor friars developed...

Singing for civility

At a time when discourse is so divisive, friar Al Mascia would like to restore some civility. And he’s taking his cue from Thomas Merton, John Keats, Walt Whitman,...

Fr. Bruno Kremp, OFM (1937-2020)

Fr. Bruno Kremp, OFM, had hundreds of brothers and sisters. Parishioners, members of the Kolping Society, police officers, and the friars in Cincinnati.

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Franciscan Joy: In praise of black worship

As it says in Psalm 150, verse 6: “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.” The joy that one finds in the Black Church may be just...

In three weeks of visitation in Malta, Fr. Jeff Scheeler has experienced the beauty of this Mediterranean archipelago and the warm hospitality of its friars, Bishops, Poor Clares, Secular Franciscans,...

A Poor Clare remembers Blessed James Miller

Sr. Doris Gerke, OSC, remembers Blessed James MIller, FSC, from their time of service in Guatemala.

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Symbols of undying faith

The number of crosses, crucifixes and statues keeps growing to perhaps 200,000 today.

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Fr. Valentine Young, OFM (1931 – 2020)

"What a good man. What a good friend. What a good priest. What a good friar," says Fr. Matthias Crehan of Fr. Valentine Young.

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Fr. William Ollendick, OFM (1949 – 2019)

In a photo frame engraved with the words, “Dreams Do Come True” were four photos, two showing 9-year-old Bill playing priest with his family, two from his ordination at the...