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Franciscan Ministry
Mississippi parish celebrates 75 years of Franciscan mission
St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Greenwood, Mississippi, features a non-descript little church located in a largely non-Catholic region of the Delta. The sounds of Black Gospel and Mexican music resonate from its sanctuary every Sunday. While it has only a few hundred parishioners, few churches can boast of its wide impact.
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Franciscan Ministry
The Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry is Here to Make Connections Stronger
A job description written in heaven. That’s what Chris Rivera thought when he was asked to create the Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry for the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe. “It was literally a job description that covered everything I’ve done in my life and all the dreams I had for the future,” says Chris. “It was like the vision I have for my life and the vision God has for my life came together into a beautiful symphony.”
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Franciscan Faces
Activist, preacher, artist friar forges creative ministry
Fr. John Quigley, OFM, is approaching his 82nd birthday having devoted more than six decades to Franciscan life. That ministry has been a varied one: co-leader of New Jerusalem, a vibrant charismatic community in Cincinnati; work on behalf of the promotion and protection of human rights with the United Nations;  peace, justice and environmental concerns with the Franciscans, as well as on the world stage; extensive travels around the world, retreat work and preaching and, in recent years, artistry created in his Cincinnati studio.
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Planned Giving
Congrats to the Franciscan Class of 2026!
June is often the month for graduations, featuring commencement speakers who wax lyrically about the value of education. For those who have earned their diplomas, and their families, it is a time for well-earned celebrations. Those who experience the value of Franciscan education have special reasons to celebrate.
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A Friar’s Notes
A Heart that Gives, Breaks, and Pours Itself Out
As June begins, the Church turns our attention to the Feast of the Sacred Heart—a reminder that the human heart, with all its love, wounds, hopes, and struggles, has become forever united to the very life of God. For us in the Franciscan family, this is not just a devotional image or a pious sentiment. It is a powerful reminder that the human heart—fragile, passionate, wounded, searching—is always a part of the very heart of God.
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There’s Still Time to Take the Challenge!

The Franciscan Challenge, the flagship fundraising campaign of Franciscan Friars Charities, will end its Spring 2026 Campaign this month with stirring video testimonials from Navajo Nation, AZ.

Can you imagine if the cost of groceries forced you to consider stealing food?

And what if buying food meant leaving your electric bill unpaid?

For the people living in the remote communities of Navajo Nation, these are the real food insecurities they must face every day.

Thankfully, the Franciscan Friars are there, providing food assistance at the St. Mary’s Food Bank. St. Mary’s used to be open once a week. Now, it’s open every day—a vital necessity made possible by the friars and generous donors.

The people who rely on St. Mary’s can’t imagine a world in which it didn’t exist.

The final video of the Franciscan Challenge’s Spring 2026 Campaign, featuring testimonials from Navajo Nation, AZ, will release on June 4th via email and social media, but those willing to accept the Challenge for those in need can do so all month long and anytime at https://challenge.franciscanfriarscharities.org.

Funds raised by The Franciscan Challenge will support the featured ministries and the over 7.2 million women, children, and men who come to the friars for help each year. They will also help to educate young friars and care for retired and elder friars who have served so many for so long.

TAKE THE FRANCISCAN CHALLENGE

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