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How Saint Anthony Found Me

Fr. Don Miller, OFM June 13, 2018

Saint Anthony of Padua is a name that conjures up many ideas and images: some factual, some the stuff of legends, some just plain silly.

One does not go into solitude just to be there, or to be alone, or to struggle with one’s false self or demons. That would be sadism. A person builds a rhythm of solitude into life because of a need to meet and surrender to Christ. One may resist that, but it is a need. It is not possible to maintain and nurture a life of solitude without this dynamic. I must be aware that I want to meet Christ in my solitude. The surrender may be just for a moment, but if it is unconditional at that moment, there is peace and calm.

St. Anthony’s Franciscan Spirit

John Feister May 24, 2018

“A solution lies not in one side versus the other, and not in running away from today’s lepers.”

St. Anthony Messenger: 125 Years and Still Going Strong

Pat McCloskey, OFM April 24, 2018

Thanks for welcoming us into your home, school, parish, or place of business for 125 years of growing as Catholics, families, and citizens.

Jewish Wedding Customs

Pat McCloskey, OFM March 24, 2018

What were the customs in Jesus’ day for young Jewish people regarding courtship, engagements, and physical intimacy before marriage? What about any children conceived or born before the wedding?

In the Belly of Lent: Jonah and Us

James Philipps March 10, 2018

One of my favorite features on the television show Sesame Street when I was growing up was a game entitled, “One of These Things Is Not Like the Other.” As the song played in the background, we were challenged to find the one object out of the four that was different: an orange, an apple, a pear and a spoon, for example. Tucked in among the apples-and-oranges books of the prophets in the Hebrew Bible is a spoon!