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Medieval ‘Reductio’ vs. Modern Reductivism

When, after a series of disputes, the great medieval doctor of the Church, St. Bonaventure was finally incepted as a…

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The Absurd Magnificence of It All

Randall Smith: Peace is possible in a chaotic and uncaring world, if we hold fast to the love of the Creator who has become Incarnate.

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Bloomington parish thanks friars for 62 years of ministry, welcomes new community

Two Conventual Franciscan friars celebrated the first Sunday Mass for the newly formed St. Bonaventure parish Feb. 8, 1959, at Cedarcrest Elementary School in Bloomington. Friars had arrived at the parish that January, fulfilling a promise to Archbishop William Brady and establishing a presence that has lasted more than six decades. Father Finnegan served as the first pastor.

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The power of a small faith-sharing group

This year, Pentecost will mark the beginning of the third and final year of our Archdiocesan Synod Process. We invite everyone to join us in invoking the Holy Spirit’s guidance for this third year at an outdoor Mass at St. Bonaventure in Bloomington at 6 p.m., Saturday, May 22. Since the beginning of the Synod process, I have been most excited about the step that will be happening this fall: Parish Consultation with Small Groups.

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Father Goldbach, long-time priest in Bloomington, dies at 82

Father Edmund Goldbach, a Conventual Franciscan, had a hearty laugh that spoke volumes about the joy he found in his life and the lives of others, said a priest who knew him well. A friar in residence at St. Bonaventure in Bloomington, Father Goldbach, 82, died March 14 at a hospital in Edina.

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