WHO WE ARE
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 and inviting them to share our Franciscan spirit. Facing our future with hope, we echo Francis of Assisi who said, “Let us begin again.”
Become a Friar
Franciscans share the good news of God’s love with the world. Learn about the Franciscan way of life and the discernment process to become a friar.
Names Posted
The Franciscan Friars of St. John the Baptist Province have posted a list of members and former members with substantiated child sexual abuse allegations.
Who We Are
We serve the Catholic Church as brothers and priests, devoting our lives to the search for God in a communal life of poverty, prayer, and service to others.
Keyed with the trees!
To celebrate his birthday, Br. Al Mascia took his piano keyboard into the forests of Michigan to play, The Prelude and Fugue in C Major, by J.S. Bach with only the trees as his audience.
Stick around till the end of this A Friar Place episode to listen.
NEWS & BLOGS
Jubilarians 2021
Our Jubilarians reveal stories about themselves that most people, including their fellow friars, might not know.
Franciscan Joy: Singing the praises of cicadas
Former biology teacher Fr. Tom Speier shares the beneficial nature of cicadas.
An opportunity to become new
Whenever we celebrate an anniversary it is an opportunity to make new goals based on the Spirit.
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