BeAFranciscan

The Franciscan friars of Holy Name Province are a community of men belonging to the Order of Friars Minor founded by St. Francis of Assisi. We are an evangelical and missionary fraternity ministering in the Eastern U.S. and abroad.

Rooted in the Catholic and Franciscan tradition, we are disciples of Christ who seek to bring the Gospel into the everyday experience of all people through Franciscan witness, popular preaching, teaching, and pastoral leadership. We foster Christian discipleship by collaborating with those whom we serve and by standing in solidarity with all people, especially the alienated, the immigrant, and the poor.

Our friars minister in colleges, urban ministry centers, parishes, overseas missions and a wide variety of social services, reaching out to the very poor in our society. Following the popular spirit of St. Francis, we try to meet people where they are and respond to the needs of the least of the Lord's brothers and sisters.