Order of Penitents – Short History

Special to my Secular Franciscan readers — Just a quick post to share a link to Fr. Seraphim Beshoner, TOR’s most recent audio podcast on the Order of Penitents.  He gives a great brief history on the Penitents and how the Franciscan Order grew out of the Penitents.
Link to Mp3 file here  Program is about [...]

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Holy Land Pilgrim Journal Day 7

Continuing with Day 7 of excerpts from my February 2000 Jubilee year Holy Land pilgrimage journal.
Day 7 – Monday, 2/21/2000 – Bethany/Masada/Qumran/Dead Sea
We begin with a visit to Bethany, the hometown of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus.  We celebrate Mass at St. Lazarus’ church and descend into a cave to visit his tomb.  I never realized how close [...]

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Holy Land Pilgrim Journal Day 6

Continuing with Day 6 of excerpts from my February 2000 Jubilee year Holy Land pilgrimage journal.
Day 6 – Sunday, 2/20/2000 – Old Jerusalem/Wailing Wall/Holocaust Museum/Ein Karem
Our day started with a visit to the Temple Mount and Wailing Wall.  Shoeless, we visit Al-Asqa, the Dome of the Rock.  At the Wailing Wall, I am able to place [...]

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Fr. Leo on Fox and Friends

Fr. Leo Patalinghug, author of  the Grace Before Meals cookbook, appeared on Fox and Friends this morning.  Just a quick post to share a link to the official Fox video of the segment.  Pray for Fr. Leo for the chance to have his own TV cooking show.  It’s more than just cooking…. it is food for the [...]

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Immaculate Conception Fraternity SFO Jubilee

Today, the Immaculate Conception Fraternity of Secular Franciscans of Jonesboro, GA, Brothers and Sisters of St. Francis Region, celebrated their Jubilee Anniversary.  To honor this special occasion, we received a special Papal Blessing.
We celebrated a special Mass and luncheon at St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church in Jonesboro, GA.  Mass was celebrated by Fr. Michael Kolodziej, OFM Conv, [...]

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