What We Do
St. Francis found much joy in living the Gospel and in his day inspired thousands of men and women to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. In today’s troubled world, Franciscans continue to share the good news of God’s love in ways that we hope will inspire people of our time.
Where We Serve

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Franciscan Media, Cincinnati, Ohio
Friars Club, Cincinnati, Ohio
Jamaica Missions: Negril and Savanna-la-mar
Mary, Gate of Heaven Catholic Church in Negril bustles with day-to-day outreach programs. St. Anthony’s Kitchen serves hot meals Monday through Friday to guests, and breakfast to children on their way to school. The Get Kids to School Programme sponsors 72 children, providing uniforms, supplies and transportation. (Phone: 876-957-4900; Fax: 876-957-4625.
Website: http://mghcatholic.com/index.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/St-Anthonys-Kitchen-152226054817315/
St. Joseph Parish in Savanna-la-Mar, which sits quietly off the main drag of the largest town in the diocese, is blessed by the presence of take-charge lay leaders and dependable parish committees. St Joseph parish, Sav la Mar, Jamaica
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Roger Bacon High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
National Shrine of St. Anthony, Cincinnati, Ohio
Opened in 1889, the Shrine remains a place of peace, hope and communion with God and nature. http://www.stanthony.org
St. Francis Retreat House, Easton, Pa.
St. Francis Seraph Ministries, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Missionary Life
Ever wonder what priests and religious do on mission in foreign countries? Follow Fr. Colin King, OFM, as he serves the people of Jamaica.
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Justice & Peace

Eight hundred years ago St. Francis of Assisi profoundly changed the world with his message of peace, his concern for the poor and his love for all creation. Today we work to bring about justice and peace, to end violence and war, poverty and oppression, and the destruction of our planet. We hope you will join us on our journey.
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Find a Parish
Indiana
Oldenburg
Holy Family Parish, 3027 Pearl St. (PO Box 98), Oldenburg, IN 47036; 812-934-3013. http://holyfamilychurcholdenburgin.com/
Deeply rooted in its German heritage and in Franciscan spirituality, with a long history of service by friars and the Sisters of St. Francis.
Louisiana
St. Mary of the Angels Parish, 3501 North Miro St., New Orleans, LA 70117-5839; 504-945-3186. http://www.smaneworleans.org/
Socially active parish that works to empower its African American community through grassroots community activism.
Michigan
Southfield
Transfiguration Parish, 25231 Code Road, Southfield, MI 48033-5807; 248-356-8788. http://www.transfigsfld.org/
Formed from the merger of four parishes in 2007, Transfiguration is a vibrant community with an outreach program that feeds 500 families monthly.
Ohio
Cincinnati
St. Anthony Shrine, 5000 Colerain Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223-1213; 513-541-21146. https://www.stanthony.org/
A spiritual refuge for pilgrims who since 1889 have come here for daily prayer, contemplation and the weekly novena to St. Anthony.
Video of the Shrine by History in Your Own Backyard
St. Clement Parish, 4536 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45217-1695; 513-641-2257. http://www.stclementcincinnati.org/
Close-knit community of parishioners from all walks of life, staffed by friars since its founding in 1850.
Video of St. Clement by History in Your Own Backyard
St. Francis Seraph Parish, 1615 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202-6400; 513-535-2719.
http://sfsparish.org/
Occupies “Franciscan Corner,” site where the first friars from Austria settled in 1844. Its diverse, tight-knit congregation focuses on serving the poor in Over-the-Rhine, one of the city’s neediest neighborhoods.
Video of St. Francis Seraph by History in Your Own Backyard
Jamaica
Catholics are few in number but strong in spirit in the western part of this island nation, where friars have ministered since 2000.
Negril, Westmoreland
Mary Gate of Heaven Parish, Norman Manley Boulevard, PO Box 2564, Negril, Westmoreland Jamaica WI. 876-957-4900.
https://www.facebook.com/St-Anthonys-Kitchen-152226054817315/
our work in action
Ministry & Mission
Celebrating religious ed grads in Jamaica
Colin King reports that two of his parishioners in Jamaica recently graduated from the Continues Adult Religious Education Program (CAREP) at St. Michael’s College and Seminary in Kingston. Tahira Leachman, church secretary and member of St Mary, Revival, and Marie...
Lives of Faith and Service
In honor of Religious Brothers Day, four friars shared their inspiring vocation stories and what they love about their current ministries.
Faith Brings People Together
Our Catholic faith has a way of bringing people together, particularly through the RCIA process.
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