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Fr. Alex Kratz, OFM, is a Franciscan friar. As the Spiritual Director of Terra Sancta Ministries, he oversees St. Joseph Chapel and the Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Pontiac where the ministry is headquartered. Fr. Alex served for almost 4 years as Associate Pastor at St. Michael’s in Southfield. He has served on the Archdiocesan Evangelization Team from 2006-2009 and 2012-2014. Father assists St. Colette Parish in Livonia on weekends. He has led many pilgrimage to the Holy Land and he is joining us to today to talk about the middle east and the year of St. Francis of Assisi- Franciscans are the custodians of the Holy Land.

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