Sandwich Ministry in Baltimore

Franciscan Parishes Respond to the Growing Needs As in many cities around the US during the coronavirus restrictions, services provided to the poor and homeless in Baltimore, Maryland, were limited…

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Working Together to Feed the Poor

Three Programs at St. Lucie Parish, Port St. Lucie, Florida Feeding those in need has become an everyday habit at St. Lucie Parish in Port St. Lucie, Florida. For more…

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The Witness of Making a Visit

When I was growing up in Dublin the pious practice of ‘making a visit’ was still quite popular amongst the older generation. As one walked by a Catholic church, one…

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St. Clare of Assisi

"They say that we are too poor but can a heart which possesses the infinite God be truly called poor?... St. Clare of AssisiToday, August 11th, is the Feast Day…

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Latest News from Little Portion Farm

Great things are happening at Little Portion Farm - harvesting tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers - new crops of watermelon, cantaloupe, celery, and bush beans are doing very well. The Franciscan Center…

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Remembering the Martyrs of Chimbote

In August 1991 guerrillas of the Shining Path terrorist group escalated their violence against the Catholic Church in Chimbote, Peru. The terrorists announced that they would kill a priest every…

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