A Friar Reflects on Ash Wednesday
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 16, 2019
As Lent begins, we hear the words in the first reading for Ash Wednesday: “Rend your hearts, not your garments.”
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Greg Friedman, OFM
Greg Friedman, OFM, is a Franciscan communicator working to promote the mission of the friars in the Holy Land
Repairing Christianity’s Most Sacred Shrine
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 24, 2018
The place of Jesus’ burial was in danger until a historic renovation rolled back years of damage and unearthed long-lost frescoes and inscriptions in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Reflecting on Death with Francis of Assisi
Greg Friedman, OFM
October 1, 2017
Around the world in October, we Franciscans celebrate the Feast of St. Francis (October 4).
A New Look at the Creed
Greg Friedman, OFM
January 26, 2012
The new English translation of the Mass, introduced last Advent, invites Catholics to take a second look at the Nicene Creed.
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