Follow the work of the Franciscan Friars Conventual as they live out their vocation. Our friars minister in 19 (arch)diocese of the Eastern United States, England, Ireland, and Brazil. The Companions of St. Anthony support the work of friars ministering in more than 60 countries around the world.
New Friary Construction in Northern Uganda
The foundations of a new Franciscan friary in Gulu, Uganda have been laid, paving the way for a larger community of friars to minister in
UNC Chapel Hill Campus Ministry Thrives
“If you build it, they will come.” Or, in the case of the Newman Catholic Community at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill,
Today’s Invitation from the Canticle of Sir Brother Sun
Reflection by Br. Cristofer Fernandez, OFM Conv. This year, the Franciscan family and the wider Church family commemorates a triple anniversary—the Jubilee Year of Hope,
Pilgrimages of Hope to Continue After Jubilee
What began has a Jubilee Year of Hope program at the Shrine of St. Anthony will become a regular offering at the Ellicott City, MD
Answering the Call
Friar Franck-Lino Sokpolie, OFM Conv., sent inquiries to two religious orders when he was discerning his call to religious life with the idea that he
Reflecting on 25 Years in Ministry
Fr. Michael Lasky, OFM Conv. still remembers the pewter whale. As a student at Baltimore’s Archbishop Curley High School, Lasky heard his principal explain that