Brother James Lockman, ofm, currently works as a Senior Vegetation and Restoration Ecologist for a company that restores natural habitats around California. He received his masters in Environmental Horticulture from University of California, Davis....
The Way of St. Francis is a full-color magazine published by the Franciscan Friars of California (OFM), three times a year (Winter / Spring / Fall) which provides ongoing information about the life, ministry,...
OFM.FYI brings you news from across our province and about our friars and their ministries and lives. Click below to view are archive issues: October 2020 March 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020...
A Day in the Life of a Franciscan Friar, was produced by Phoenix-based photographer Peter Jordan in cooperation with the Franciscan friars (OFM) of the Province of St. Barbara (CA). This brief video...
New novices and team members (Front, l to r) Novices James La Grutta (HNP), Michael Cerretti (HNP), Luis Manuel Rosado-Colombani (HNP), Domingo Martinez (HNP), Michael Lomas (SB), Jason Damon (HNP), Antonio Luevano (SB), Troy...
Franciscan School of Theology 2017 Commencement Address by Darleen Pryds, Ph.D. Graduates, Thank you for this invitation you have extended to me today to offer this reflection at your commencement ceremony. I am touched...
Below is a letter from Father Dan Lackie, OFM, paying tribute to Father Nevin Ford. Click here to view photos of Father Nevin from the Province Archives Click here to view a video slideshow...
The Canticle of the Creatures is a hymn of praise that recapitulates Francis's journey to God in and through the beautiful things of creation. For Francis all creation became a theophany, a manifestation of...
By William J. Short, OFM Excerpts from the original article published on The AFCU Journal: A Franciscan Perspective on Higher Education, vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 2004). Published by Neumann University, Aston, PA. Human...
Meet the Franciscan friars of the Great Northwest! At present, we have two major fraternities (houses) of friars in the region: one with a concentration of men living and working in the Portland, Oregon...