Executions – A Reason to Mourn
A hammer crashes into the side of a rusted bell on a stand. Those gathered take turns to toll the death knells for a federal execution as it occurs at…
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Executions – A Reason to Mourn
Blessed Giles of Assisi
Little Portion Farm, located on the property of the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, Maryland, is a ministry dedicated to providing fresh food to those in need while…
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Blessed Giles of Assisi
Winter’s Last Gasp
Franciscan Creation Spirituality Poetry A Snowy Morning Observed from a Compar Chapel The Gothic windows frame a sightOf ever-wheeling flakes of whiteLike flocks of downy geese come forth To fresh earth…
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Winter’s Last Gasp
The Vow of Chastity
Franciscan friars take three vows: poverty, obedience, and chastity. Three knots represent the three vows: poverty, chastity, and obedience When we hear these words, they may sound negative, as though…
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The Vow of Chastity
Kolbe and the Holocaust
Join Friar Benedict La Volpe for a brief introduction to the Kolbe/Holocaust exhibit at the Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe at Marytown in Libertyville, Illinois.https://youtu.be/s28WN5GG3qU The Kolbe/Holocaust exhibit at the…
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Kolbe and the Holocaust
Peace Be With You
Even after betrayal and abandonment, Jesus' first greeting to the apostles is a message of peace, loving them even more because that is what they needed. Friar Jude Winkler explains…
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Peace Be With You