Thank you for visiting our Provincial website and for clicking on our Vocation pages. I hope you find them helpful and informative.

After the excitement of our Provincial Chapter at the end of May and the entrance of five young men into our Novitiate program as well as the Temporary Profession of one of our men in June, in July we enjoyed the entrance of two new men into our Postulancy Program. In August we will celebrate the Solemnity of St. Clare on the eleventh and the Solemn Profession of Andrew Stettler, OFM, on the thirtieth.

It might appear that all Franciscans do is celebrate, but a festive attitude is very much a part of our life—and that includes time devoted to prayer and to our ministries as well. St. Francis and St. Clare viewed the wonderful life Jesus won for us as one of celebrating the wonders of God’s goodness as witnessed to us through the events of our life. So even our prayer and work become means of celebrating the goodness of creation and of those with whom we live. To be Franciscan is to be joyful and full of life.

This month we highlight an article about St. Clare on our Franciscan Formation page. On that same page you will meet the men who are in various stages of becoming fully incorporated members of our community. You can find a description of each stage of formation on the Becoming a Friar page. The Is This Life for Me? page talks about the process we call “discernment”—a fancy word really meaning “trying to figure out if God is calling you to our way of life.”

If you would like to receive some information or if you have further questions, please click the How to Contact Us page. And if you want the latest news about our men in formation—including pictures of the past few months’ activities—and the happenings of the Vocation Office, you might want to look at Father Don’s Vocation Blog.