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 …
Ministries Celebrate the Wonderworker of Padua
The ominous reputation of Friday the 13th did nothing to dampen the spirits of the Franciscans, who celebrated the feast of St. Anthony that day. Hundreds came to venerate a precious relic of St. Anthony at St. Francis Church in New York City. Friars from the basilica in Padua, Italy, brought the relics to various parishes in the New York City …