Br. Joseph Michael Fino, CFR

Br. Joseph Michael Fino, CFR, is a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal living in New York.

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Where to Start?

I see the Jackson Housing project, towering seven buildings deep. Its electric lights usurp the stars on this and every other night

By Br. Joseph Michael Fino, CFR

January 27, 2019

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