“St. Francis went out of his comfort zone and physically suffered for the sake of the Gospel; I take a lot of inspiration from his example,” John Young says.

Father Vincent Petersen, OFM Conv, a connection with the natural world was there from the start. 

Sister Jane Mary has been spreading joy for more than six decades through her service and art.

You could say that Sister Shirley Shafranek, OFS/T, was born a Franciscan and that, as her life unfolded, so did her realization that God was calling her to religious life.