Provincial Minister Fr. David Gaa has joined the provincial ministers of five provinces belonging to the Order of Friars Minor in the United States to condemn the violence in Ukraine and call for nonviolent...
Provincial Minister Fr. David Gaa, OFM, and five other leaders of provinces in the United States belonging to the Order of Friars Minor recently sent a letter to President Joe Biden imploring him to...
Under the guidance of the Franciscan friars, retreats address a spiritual hunger in people of every faith tradition, especially during such difficult times. The pandemic has shifted most of the retreat offerings to virtual...
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....
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...
El corto video Un Dia de la Vida de un Fraile Franciscano, fué producido por el fotógrafo de Phoenix Peter Jordan en colaboración con los frailes franciscanos (OFM) de la Provincia de Santa...
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...
Nuevos novicios y miembros del equipo (adelante, de izquierda a derecha) Novicios James La Grutta (HNP), Michael Cerretti (HNP), Luis Manuel Rosado-Colombani (HNP), Domingo Martinez (HNP), Michael Lomas (SB), Jason Damon (HNP), Antonio Luevano...
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...