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Fr. Glenn Sudano, CFR Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR Fr. Richard Roemer, CFR Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR
Fr. Herald Brock, CFR Fr. John Anthony Boughton, CFR Br. Crispin Rinaldi, CFR Fr. Solanus Benfatti, CFR
Br. Agustino Torres, CFR Br. Philip Allen, CFR

Br. John Bosco Mills, CFR

Br.Giuseppe Siniscalchi, CFR
Br. Jeremiah Shryock, CFR Br. Dismas Kline, CFR Sr. Clare Matthiass, CFR Sr. Francis O'Donnell, CFR
Sr. Cecilia Jesse, CFR

Sr. Jacinta Pollard, CFR

Sr. Catherine Holum, CFR Various Authors
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Fr. Glenn Sudano, CFR      
      Mar 25 Happy Easter   Nov. 26 Blessing of Retreat Center
Oct. 30 review of Bella Oct. 25 Bella   Oct. 9 Jet-setting
Sept. 27 Addictions   Sept. 7 Mass of Thanksgiving - Diaconate   July 19 Thumbs up
July 5 The Word of God   June 19 Baptism   May 16 Ordinations 2007
May 10 Mass with Edward Cardinal Egan   May 3 20th Anniversary   April 26 Sowing the Seed
April 18 Making Decisions   April 8 Easter morn   Mar. 30 Truth
Mar. 23 Confession   Mar. 14 First Vows 2007   March 9 Prayer & Confession
Feb. 26 Value   Feb. 25 "Repair My House"   Feb. 17 Post-Abortive Healing
Feb. 1 Saint Padre Pio video   Jan. 24 Fidelity   Jan. 17 Serving the Poor
Jan. 12 Materialism Jan. 5 Keep Celebrating! Jan 3, 2007 Give 'em whatever ya got !
Dec. 31 One in the Body of Christ   Dec. 25 And the Word was made Flesh...   Dec. 16 Houghton College visit
Nov. 23 Saying "Thank you"   Nov. 17 Death   Nov. 10 Confession
Nov. 3 Giving a good example   Oct. 26 Halloween   Oct. 18 Ghana
Oct. 14 "Thank you"   Oct. 9 Transitus   Oct. 4 Novena Prayer to St. Francis
Sept. 26 The People of Hope   Sept. 14 Reception of Postulants   Sept. 13 "Spiritual Types"
Sept. 8 Saint John the Baptist   Aug. 31 Anti-Catholic Attitudes   Aug. 14 Disappointment
Aug. 3 Final Vows   July 28

It's a guy thing

  July 19 Woe to you
July 15 Chapel Renovation   July 10 Spiritual Renewal   June 27 Value
June 23 Putting the Scriptures into practice   June 16 Retreat (part 2)   June 14 Retreat
June 10 Blood is thicker than water   June 3 The Holy Spirit   May 19 "Station Break"
May 16 Ordinations 2006   May 9 Our present challenge to the faith   April 28 Our "weakest link"
April 24 Misleading the innocent   April 19 Happy Easter   April 13 Christ's Passion
April 8 Catechism   April 3 Reiki   Mar. 28 The Invisible Net
Mar. 22 Praying for Grace   Mar. 16 Youth 2000   Mar. 12 First Profession of Vows 2006
March 8 Novitiate Class 2006   March 1 Lent   Feb. 27 Ghana Liturgy
Feb. 22 The Chair of St. Peter   Feb. 16 Pope Benedict's encyclical   Feb. 12 Ghana photos
Feb. 11 Ghana   Feb. 1 God's Power   Jan. 26 "Missionary Friars"
Jan. 20 Holy Mother Church   Jan. 17 Confession   Jan. 11 Being Faithful to God's Will
Jan. 7, 2006 Why does God allow suffering?   Dec. 30 The Christmas Season   Dec. 22 Live Nativity
Dec. 17 The Nativity   Dec. 14 Who are you?   Dec. 9 Advent
Dec. 1 Honduras Nov. 26 "Doom and Gloom" Nov. 15 Will Jesus find faith?
Nov. 11 Jesus' house Nov. 8 Death Nov. 4 Holidays into "holydays"
Nov. 1 All Saints   Oct. 28 Can spirits attach to objects? Oct. 27 Halloween
Oct. 26 Transitus photos   Oct. 21 "helps to holiness" Oct. 18 Centering Prayer
Oct. 14 When tragic events happen   Oct. 11 Organized religion Oct. 7 Catholicism, Mary / saints
Oct. 4 Feast of St. Francis   Oct. 1 Vocations Sept. 30 The devil and evil spirits
Sept. 29 Medjugorje Sept. 27 Saint Francis statue with skull Sept. 23 Salvation
Sept. 22 Mission to Louisiana   Sept. 21 Franciscan habit   Sept. 19 Complexities of Catholic Church
Sept. 15 Reception of postulants   Sept. 10 Friars and Monks   Sept. 8 Fear of the Lord
Sept. 6 Diaconate ordinations   Sept. 2 Proving you're a Christian   Aug. 31 Why does evil occur?
Aug. 23 Grace   Aug. 17 Living voluntary poverty   Aug. 6 intro to Honduras diary
Aug. 3 Final Vows   July 29 "over eighty" club   July 27 Tradition vs. traditions
July 21 The sower and the seed   July 20 Blood is thicker than water   July 19 Modern Day Scribe
July 15 Recognition - homeless man   July 12 Should we pray for Satan?   July 6 Thoughts about Webpage
June 30 Nicene Creed June 23 Nurturing Vocations June 5 General Chapter
May 18 Ordinations

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Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR      
March 11 The Dark Ages?   Feb. 20 Lent   Feb. 4, 2007 Catholic Education?
Dec. 23 An Embattled Christmas   Dec. 17 Atheism and Belief   Dec. 3 The Culture Wars & Christmas
Nov. 19 A Visit with Mother Angelica   Nov. 14 Christmas Watch 2006   Oct. 22 A Pilgrimage to Rome
Oct. 16 Listening to a Tragedy   Oct. 1 Pro-Life Sunday   Sept. 24 The Week of the Angels
Sept. 17 First Vows   Sept. 10 An Amazing Visit   Sept. 5 Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Aug. 28 Saint Augustine   Aug. 20 A Peace to End All Peace   Aug. 15 A Glorious Mystery
August 7 Birthdays   July 30 Final Vows   July 9 EWTN - 25 years
July 2 Gay Sadness Sunday   June 20 A Protest Rally   June 11 Trinity Sunday
June 6 An Interesting Visitor   May 21 Speak Up   May 14 CFR Ordinations 2006
May 7 The Attacks on Jesus Continue   April 30 Impressions of our New Pope   April 23 Divine Mercy Needed
April 16 Happy Easter from Judas   April 9 Holy Week   April 2 Things Go On
Mar. 25 The Canonization of Rage   Mar. 15 St. Patrick's & the Friars   March 6 First Profession of Vows
Feb. 26 The New Cardinals   Feb. 19 A Retreat with the Trappists   Feb. 5 Pray for Ireland
Jan. 29 A Trip to Washington   Jan. 22 Purgation and Evolution   Jan. 14 Judgment and Justice
Jan. 8 A Retreat with Christ   Jan 1, 2006 New Beginnings   Dec. 25 Christmas
Dec. 20 Suffering   Dec. 5 An Important Book   Nov. 28 Advent - Again
Nov. 20 One Nation under God   Nov. 13 Fr. Paul Francis Wattson   Nov. 6 St. Felix of Nicosia
Oct. 30 Mama Gili   Oct. 23 Fr. John Christopher Drumgoole   Oct. 16 Mary Varick
Oct. 9 Terence Cardinal Cooke Oct. 2 Fr. Felix Varela Sept. 25 Henriette Delille
Sept. 18 Dorothy Day Sept. 11 Fr. Patrick Peyton Sept. 4 Catherine Doherty
Aug. 21 Fr. Walter Ciszek Aug. 14 Intro to miniseries July 31 Knowing saints or potential saints
July 24 Franciscans and the new Pope July 17 Ordination of Bishop Kevin Vann July 10 Obscene material on tv...
July 3 Saint Peter and his successors   June 26 Loving and Hating the Pope   June 19 EWTN News
June 12 A Wonderful Experience May 29 Catholic Church at present time   May 22 Most Holy Trinity
May 15 Pentecost

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Fr. Richard Roemer, CFR    
            Mar 23 Christ is Risen!
Oct. 4 Feast of Saint Francis Oct 1 Saint Therese July 13 Chicken Coop
July 4 Our Catholic Faith June 25 Forgiveness   June 3 Contrasting Worlds
May 24 Novena Prayer to the Holy Spirit   May 13 Generosity   May 1 Do you want to be a saint?
April 10 The Light of Christ   April 3 His precious feet   Feb. 28 The Mass
Feb. 19 Adoration   Feb. 11 Rosary   Feb.6 Group Support
Jan. 29 Open Bible Jan. 26 Pro-Life March Jan. 22 Reconciliation
Jan. 9 Prayer   Jan 2, 2007 A New Year   Dec. 22 The Gift of our Will
Dec. 11 What is Forever?   Dec. 6 Da Vinci Put To Flight   Nov. 20 The Book of Life
Nov. 6 Unselfish Love   Oct. 31 Immorality in the media   Oct. 23 Need of a Saviour
Oct. 17 The Sacred Heart   Oct. 2 Guardian Angels   Sept. 19 Trust in God
Sept. 11 Suffering   Sept. 4 Labor Day   Aug. 21 Counter Cultural
July 31 The Best Defense   July 24 Saint Sharbel Makhluf   July 17 Worthy
July 3 Lack of Faith   June 19 Sermon on the Mount   June 12 Litany of the Presence of Christ
June 5 Pentecost   June 2 Novena Prayer to the Holy Spirit   May 15 The Holy Priesthood
May 8 Fullness of Life   May 1 Saint Joseph, the Worker   April 26 Resurrection
April 10 The truth sets us free   Mar. 20 Saint Joseph   Mar. 14 "Letter to our Families"
March 7 Newly Professed Friars   Feb. 28 The Tau   Feb. 20

God's Mercy

Feb. 14 praying for loved ones   Feb. 6 Franciscans & Capuchins   Jan. 24 Gossip (part 2)
Jan. 23 Gossip   Jan. 16 meaning of "He descended into hell"   Jan. 9 Baptism
Jan. 4, 2006 "New" and "Free" Dec. 29 returning gifts Dec. 21 bumper stickers
Dec. 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe   Dec. 7 TV talk show   Nov. 29 Advent
Nov. 21 Presentation   Nov. 14 Keeping Jesus in our hearts   Nov. 7 Fraternal correction
Oct. 31 All Saints Eve   Oct. 25 Five new saints   Oct. 17 Catholic church
Oct. 10 Why can't non-Catholics receive communion?   Oct. 3 Seeing Christ in society's outcasts   Sept. 26 Novena prayer to St. Francis
Sept. 20 Why can only men be priests?   Sept. 14 Triumphant Stations of the Cross   Sept. 13 Triumphant Stations of the Cross
Sept. 12 Triumphant Stations of the Cross   Sept. 5 Mother Teresa   Aug. 22 "Daniel" - battling cancer
Aug. 15 Mary's Assumption into heaven   Aug. 1 Battle for morality   July 25 Saint James
July 18 Signs of God's presence   July 11 Saint Benedict   July 4 Trust in the Lord
June 28 Take up your cross...   June 21 Blessed are the meek...   June 13 Saint Anthony
June 6 The Beatitudes   May 24 Poverty      

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Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR      
May 28 Jesus and the Pope   May 18 Pondering the Papal Visit   April 23 The Saints Show Us the Way
April 12 Water as a Sign of God's Grace   March 14 The Meaning of Lent   March 1 Externals Help Internals
Feb. 19 Needs vs. Wants   Jan. 22 Boomerangs and the Moral Life   Jan. 2, 2008 It's the Bounce that Counts!
Nov. 15 The Winepress of God's Love   Nov. 5 Praying for the Dead   Oct. 29 The Gospel Today
Oct. 17 The Fun House Mirror   Oct. 3 Epic Stories   Sept. 25 Reception of Postulants - 2007
Sept. 23 Photo Negatives (Part 2)   Sept. 21 Photo Negatives (Part 1)   Aug. 27 Our Dangerous Capacity
Aug. 17 Jesus of Nazareth   Aug. 10

Attune Your Heart to God

  July 26 The Trombone & Spirituality
July 16 The Word in the Eucharist and the Bible   July 11 A Prophet for Today   July 7 Distractions
July 3 Jesus Loves Me!   June 27 Magnetic Mailboxes   June 21 Fear of the Lord
June 12 Unity   June 5 Importance of the Church   May 29 Connect the Dots
May 18 Battle of the Wills   May 7 Time to Get the Facts   April 30 Respect for Human Life
Mar. 27 Happiness and Fulfillment   Jan. 10 God's Will   Dec. 29 Trust in the Lord (Part 3)
Dec. 28 Trust in the Lord (Part 2)   Dec. 27 Trust in the Lord (Part 1)   Nov. 22 Giving Thanks
Oct. 24 necessity of prayer   Sept. 27 Small Things - Great Love   Aug. 27 Religions
Aug. 19 God's Interest in Our Lives   August 5 Important Moments in Life   July 27 Bear Patiently with the Difficult
July 12 Remember when the Lord Remembered You   July 7 Counsel the Doubtful   June 22 Vocations
May 11 Listening   April 18 Visionaries   April 11 Thirst
April 4 The Menu of Life   Mar. 24 Ministries making a difference   March 3 Atheistic Revolution
Feb. 10 Salvation   Feb. 4 Father Alvaro Corcuera, LC   Jan. 24 Cleanliness of the soul
Jan. 12 If this were your last day   Jan. 5, 2006 Chances to pray   Dec. 13 This day, let us pray...
Dec. 8 Healing service Dec. 3 Free will Nov. 23 Spiritual communion
Nov. 17 Potholes of sin Nov. 10 Sin Nov. 2 Lord of the Rings
Oct. 24 Conversion Oct. 19 Spiritual direction Oct. 13 Month of Holy Rosary
Oct. 6 Postulancy Sept. 9 World Youth Day Aug. 18 Presence of God
July 28 Medjugorje July 9 The family June 29 Watchful Father
June 22 What will make us happy? June 15 The saints June 9 The spiritual life
April 26 "Right" and "Left"   April 13 Prayer for Papal Election   April 9 Death of Pope John Paul II
April 1 The Resurrection of Jesus   March 24 The Holy Triduum   March 17 St. Patrick
March 2 Christ's Transfiguration   Feb. 23 Divine Mercy   Feb. 16 Faith, Hope, Charity
Feb. 9 Ash Wednesday   Feb. 2 Eucharistic Adoration   Jan. 28 March for Life & Snow Flakes
Jan. 19 Hand-Made Sandwiches   Jan. 12 We Need God   Jan. 6, 2005 Only Love is Important
Dec. 29 Consequences of Christmas   Dec. 22 Jesus Our King   Dec. 15 Things Change
Dec. 8 He, She, They   Dec. 1 Advent Focus   Nov. 24 Isaiah 55:8-9
Oct. 13 Fatima   Oct. 7 We are at War!   Sept. 29 Angels
Sept. 23 Confession to a Priest   Sept. 15 The Holy Cross   Sept. 8 New Postulants

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Fr. Herald Brock, CFR      
      May 14 The Eucharist (Part 4)   May 5 The Eucharist (Part 3)
April 25 The Eucharist (Part 2)   April 19

Sacramentum Caritatis (Part 1)

  April 15 Clothed in Mercy
Mar. 21 Journey   Feb. 3, 2007 Transformation   Oct. 20 The Necessity of Baptism
Sept. 12 "Be Opened"   Sept. 6 Becoming Like Children   Aug. 21 Could Jesus Have Married?
Aug. 12 The Canaanite Woman   July 21 Looking Into a Mirror   May 31 Undisguised Humanity
May 25 Honduras Medical Mission   May 23 Honduras Medical Mission   May 4 The Empty Tomb - Part 4
May 2 The Empty Tomb - Part 3   April 27 The Empty Tomb - Part 2   April 25 The Empty Tomb - Part 1
April 6 Spiritual Résumé   Mar. 29 Lent   March 10 Bringing hope to Honduras
Sept. 16 Lost sheep of Christ   Sept. 7 Year of the Eucharist   Aug. 24 Prayer for Supreme Court Justice
July 23 Sacred art   July 13 First Station of the Cross   June 25 Children of Death
June 16 Compassion   June 10 Struggle to lead spiritual life   May 26 Purification of Memory

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Fr. John Anthony Boughton, CFR    
Nov. 29 Divorce (Part 2)   Nov. 28 Divorce (Part 1)   Oct. 13 Confession (Part 3)
Oct. 12 Confession (Part 2)   Oct. 11 Confession (Part 1)   Aug. 30 Why "Father?" (Part 2)
Aug. 29 Why "Father?" (Part 1)   July 6 Purgatory (Part 2)   July 5 Purgatory (Part 1)
May 24 Honduras Medical Mission   May 22 Preparations for Brigade   Apr 14 '06 Judas
July 7 Purity of Heart   July 1 Fixin' what's broke   June 24 Original Sin
June 14 Being a Human Being   June 8 Devils abound, but be not afraid   May 28 Angels amongst us

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Br. Crispin Rinaldi, CFR      
            Sept. 16 Given over to Peace
Mar. 30 First Things First   Mar. 11 The Experience of Prayer   Mar. 4 A Time for Joy

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Fr. Solanus Benfatti, CFR      
Sept. 29 That Mysterious Me   June 18 Corpus Christi   Jan. 28, 2006 Saint Thomas Aquinas
Nov. 19 Heavenly Fruitfulness   Oct. 15 Saint Teresa of Avila   Oct. 8 Front Door Ministry

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Br. Agustino Torres, CFR      
            Jan. 30, 2007 God reaches down to us
Dec. 6 Midnight Run   Nov. 25 Gratefulness, joy   Sept. 1 Tattoos, body piercings
Aug. 2 Did Jesus have siblings?   July 16 Neo Darwinism   July 5 Poem: By the Grace of God
June 27 Eating the sins of the world   June 18 Penance   May 19 Answering Questions

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Br. Philip Maria Allen, CFR      
Jan. 11 Friends Forever   Dec. 7

Woman's Gaze

  Nov. 9 Arise with Christ
Sept. 5 Mother Teresa, pray for us   July 27 Friar Forever   July 9 Pray, Love, and Suffer
June 26 Secret of Victory   June 16 "Now"   May 31 Love is a Battle
April 24 Relentless   April 16 All is Grace   Mar. 26 Battle for the Present Moment
March 12 "Little Things"   Jan. 23 Expect Great Things   Jan. 15 Christ is Compassion
Jan. 7 "Change Me, Lord"   Dec. 19