Saint Anthony Novena Day Four: The Contemplative
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 7, 2022
Anthony had sought solitude as an Augustinian canon in Coimbra, but that city attracted many visitors.
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Pat McCloskey, OFM
Pat McCloskey, OFM, is the Franciscan advisor for St. Anthony Messenger and the writer of its "Ask a Franciscan" column.
Saint Anthony Novena Day Three: The Missionary
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 6, 2022
Anthony was a missionary in Morocco for less than a year. Little is known about those months except that Anthony became so ill that his superiors decided to send him back home.
Saint Anthony Novena Day Two: Rooted in Scripture
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 5, 2022
Anthony had an extraordinary knowledge of Scripture, thanks to the natural gifts that were expanded by his excellent education as an Augustinian canon.
Saint Anthony Novena Day One: Man of Many Talents
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 4, 2022
In almost 11 years as a Friar Minor, Anthony had six very different ministries in three countries. Today we might ask, “Why couldn’t he keep a job?”
Marriage, Miracles, and Tattoos
Pat McCloskey, OFM
April 22, 2022
Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions about marriage, the rosary, and whether it’s a sin to get a tattoo.
Tridentine Mass Revisited
Pat McCloskey, OFM
March 24, 2022
Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions about the Latin Mass, a line in the Our Father, and heaven.
