Mission Statement
Franciscan Fire
Living and proclaiming the Gospel
   is our goal. We do so:
as brothers to each other
   and to the world;
Living with and for the poor;
Promoting justice, peace and
   the care of creation.
Working with all women and men
   of good will;
Inviting them to share
   our Franciscan spirit.
Facing our future with hope,
   we echo
Francis of Assisi who said,
   "Let us begin again."
 
Franciscan life is about people: those to whom we minister, those with whom we work, family and friends who support and inspire us. Gallery is a look at the faces of our province and the events that shape our lives as friars.
  St. Aloysius block party welcomes a very special guest, Aug. 1, 2010  

Fr. Tod Laverty, pastor of St. Aloysius in downtown Detroit, chats with actor Martin Sheen at the parish’s annual block party. Sheen attended Mass at St. Al’s for several weeks while shooting a movie.
PHOTO BY AARON KALENIECKI
Fr. Tod Laverty, pastor of St. Aloysius in downtown Detroit, chats with actor Martin Sheen at the parish’s annual block party. Sheen attended Mass at St. Al’s for several weeks while shooting a movie.
Martin Sheen with St. Al’s Music Minister Aaron Kaleniecki.

Martin Sheen with St. Al’s Music Minister Aaron Kaleniecki.

  July 4 was cause for celebration at St. Anthony Friary, Cincinnati  
PHOTOS BY FRANK JASPER, OFM

July 4, friars welcomed six postulants to their formation program at a picnic at Mt. Airy.

July 4, friars welcomed six postulants to their formation program at a picnic at Mt. Airy.
Friars Chris Meyer and Humbert Moster teamed up for a round of cornhole.

Friars Chris Meyer and Humbert Moster teamed up for a round of cornhole.
Other friars had it made in the shade with a game of Scrabble.

Other friars had it made in the shade with a game of Scrabble.
Carl Langenderfer, Director of Postulants

Carl Langenderfer, Director of Postulants
Dan Kroger does the honors at the grill.

Dan Kroger does the honors at the grill.
Mission Director Vince Delorenzo enjoys the proceedings.

Mission Director Vince Delorenzo enjoys the proceedings.
A lively game of balloon toss is a good way to get wet.

A lively game of balloon toss is a good way to get wet.

  Students respond to mission needs in Negril, Jamaica, June 22-29, 2010  
PHOTOS BY JIM BOK, OFM

Cross-country runners from St. Xavier High in Cincinnati and their two chaperones arrive in Montego Bay.

Cross-country runners from St. Xavier High in Cincinnati and their two chaperones arrive in Montego Bay.
Student volunteers painted the inside and outside of St. Luke, a mission church in Little London.

Student volunteers painted the inside and outside of St. Luke, a mission church in Little London.
Friar Richard Goodin is assisting Fr. Jim Bok and Br. Tom Gerchak in Negril.

Friar Richard Goodin is assisting Fr. Jim Bok and Br. Tom Gerchak in Negril.
Thanks to the students, the concrete exterior of St. Luke’s has a fresh coat of paint.

Thanks to the students, the concrete exterior of St. Luke’s has a fresh coat of paint.
Students helped out with the monthly distribution of food to baskets to 40 people in need.

Students helped out with the monthly distribution of food to baskets to 40 people in need.
Friars Jim Bok (front) and Richard Goodin (upper right) with St. X volunteers and their new Jamaican friends.

Friars Jim Bok (front) and Richard Goodin (upper right) with St. X volunteers and their new Jamaican friends.

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