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A Lenten Exhortation to the Friars
Editor’s Note: During the seasons of Advent-Christmas or Lent-Easter, our Minister Provincial and sometimes our Minister General, will write a letter to the friars to ponder the grace of the upcoming liturgical season from a particular perspective. For Lent 2023, friar Martin Day, the Minister Provincial of the Province of…
Earth Care Hero – Brother Tim Unser
Earth Care Hero – Brother Tim Unser by friar Bob Roddy, OFM Conv. Give beauty back, beauty, beauty, beauty, back to God, beauty’s self and beauty’s giver. from “The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo,” by Gerard Manley Hopkins, SJ Brother Tim took great consideration when planting his…
The Laudato Si’ Action Platform -Helping us to get started – Here and Now!
Helping us to get started – Here and Now! by friar Vince Petersen, OFM Conv. With excerpts taken from the official Laudato Si website www.laudatosiactionplatform.org The Laudato Si’ Action Platform is the fruit of a unique collaboration between the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and nearly 200 Catholic…
Native Prairie Restoration in Prior Lake
Native Prairie Restoration in Prior Lake by friar Vince Petersen, OFM Conv. O Lord, hide me in the shelter of your tall grass prairie Over the past 25 years, retreatants at the Franciscan Retreat House in Prior Lake, Minnesota, have enjoyed the sanctuary of the tall grasses of restored native…
Father Ken Bartsch Photo Gallery
Friar Ken Bartsch is a Conventual Franciscan priest who dedicated his life to serving others through his ministry. Born and raised in the United States, he was ordained in 1975 and has since served in various states, including Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Louisiana, and Kentucky. He also spent a brief period…
The Power of Prayer
At Franciscan Retreats and Spirituality Center in Prior Lake, MN, the Sacrament of the Sick is usually celebrated in the context of one of the Eucharistic Liturgies, and most of our retreatants take advantage of this opportunity. After a Men’s Retreat, one of the men wrote Br. Bob, the Retreat…
Donor Story – Deacon Don Kunkel
Br. Bob Roddy, OFM Conv. and Mary Ann Reuther pose by a bench dedicated to the memory of the late Deacon Don Kunkel, a longtime retreatant at Franciscan Retreats and Spirituality Center in Prior Lake. Deacon Don was instrumental in Mary Ann coming to Prior Lake. Donor Story – Deacon…
Handprint On Our Hearts
I live in a city named after one of the great Franciscan saints, Saint Anthony. San Antonio was named after Saint Anthony over 300 years ago when the Franciscans made their way to South Texas in the 1700s. San Antonio is a diverse city that attempts to honor the beauty,…
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