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Young Franciscan Friar Delivers Inspiring Message to Students
e start of a new year and a new semester was a perfect opportunity to bring in a guest speaker who talked about making good choices. Franciscan Friar Br. Casey Cole, ofm spoke to our students about developing good habits and nding their purpose on Monday, January 22, 2018. He told students to think about these three questions:
His message inspired many of our students to continue to be good people.
Br. Casey Cole resides in Chicago and is preparing to become
a priest. He has a blog called Breaking in the Habit, a YouTube channel, and is active on social media, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Students Attend Mass for Life
In commemoration of the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which is the Supreme Court ruling allowing abortion, Padua students attended the Mass for Life at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral on Monday, January 22, 2018. e Mass was celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Marin Amos.
Students March & Rally for Life
Padua’s Music Ministry supplied music for the annual Respect Life Mass with Bishop Perez at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in Cleveland on ursday, October 26, 2017. Students and members of Padua Franciscans for Peace & Justice (PFPJ) attended the annual Mass. A erward, they gathered with hundreds of other students in support of all life, as they marched in downtown Cleveland and rallied on Public Square.
Prayer Blanket Ministry
Padua teaches students to live in the spirit of St. Francis and
St. Clare by reaching out to those in need. One of the ways our community serves others is through our Prayer Blanket Ministry. Our former Campus Minister Deacon Bob Grgic started Padua’s Prayer Blanket Ministry in 2007. When we learn a student,
parent, sibling, alumni or friend is ill, in need of encouragement or strength, we pray for them and send them a blanket. Every blanket is blessed and prayed over by our students and faculty.
For more than a decade, our blankets have comforted hundreds of people all across the country and the globe in their time of need or celebration. Blankets have been distributed for a variety of meaningful occasions: births, deaths, illness, weddings, etc. It is an incredible ministry that continues to surround people with God’s love. If you or someone you know who has a connection to the Padua community would like to request a prayer blanket (at no cost), call or email prayerblanket@paduafranciscan.com.
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