In this issue, we take a look at two Franciscan friars who combined their love for baseball with their calling to evangelize.
Highlights from our October issue! | Preachers in the Bleachers Two friars, inspired by St. Francis’ style of preaching, visited all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums last summer. They were as surprised by their encounters as were the thousands of sports fans they met along the way. | The Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary The lives of three women with a shared desire to provide healing and protection to animals intertwine at the Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary. Read more... | Cry Freedom: A Look at Two American Heroes This month we look at two PBS documentaries—on Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass—who spent their lives combating slavery. Read more... | Find stories like these and much more in each issue of St. Anthony Messenger. By subscribing, you are supporting the Franciscan friars in their mission to spread God's love in the spirit of their founder, St. Francis. | |