This is the first in a series of profiles of Holy Name Province friars who are marking major anniversaries as Franciscans in 2015. Brian and the other jubilarians commemorating 50 and 25 years of profession will be honored by the Province in June. BOSTON — As Brian Cullinane, OFM, prepares to commemorate his 50th anniversary as a friar this year, …
Friars Get Soaked for Good Cause
Oprah Winfrey has done it. The New York Mets have done it. Kermit the Frog has done it. And now, so have friars of Holy Name Province. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has made headlines and flooded Facebook in recent weeks. The fundraiser dares participants to either raise awareness for ALS by getting drenched with a bucket of ice water …
Boston Friars Remember Marathon Victims
BOSTON — One year after bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, the friars at St. Anthony Shrine offered special Masses to remember the victims of the tragic event. The commemorations at the Downtown Crossing ministry center began with a Mass for first responders on April 14, the day before the anniversary. Christopher Keenan, OFM, chaplain of …
Shrine’s Ministry to the Forgotten Captures Media Attention
BOSTON — On a sunny, cool day in early December, the friars of St. Anthony Shrine laid to rest three abandoned infants during a private, poignant burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. The Shrine’s Lazarus Ministry was doing what it has done for 10 years — celebrating Masses of Christian Burial for forgotten men, women and children, in this case, babies …