Visit With Our Friars in Lviv, Ukraine
From March 31st to April 1st 2022, Friar Carlos A. Trovarelli, Minister General, visited the
for Community
…for Community
"The Lord gave me some brothers."
–St. Francis of Assisi, Testament
Conventuals speak in the name of something greater than ourselves. We are not a collection of individual voices, but a chorus harmonizing for the advancement of the Kingdom. Francis understood the men who came to follow him as a gift from the Lord; he received and celebrated that gift! The friars’ life in fraternity is the heart of our charism and exists as our primary mission. Community life, in the Franciscan vision, is an end in and of itself.
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An International Friary for a Global Order
Friar Tom Merrill recently visited our friary and house of studies in San Antonio, Texas.
Prayer in Action
We continue to pray for peace. Our brothers in Ukraine, Russia, Poland, and other surrounding
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Inquire of a Friar
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