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So far The Franciscan Friars has created 105 blog entries.

Franciscan Faces
Earth to Jacek… Thank You

If he hadn’t answered the call to Franciscan vocation, John Boissy, OFM, probably would’ve chased his God-given gift by opening a woodworking shop. Despite no formal training, transforming wood into furniture and household furnishings

By |2025-02-26T21:11:13-05:00April 16th, 2024|Franciscan Faces|Comments Off on Franciscan Faces
Earth to Jacek… Thank You

Planned Giving
Your IRA QCD Can Make a Difference for People in Need

The IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) allows individuals age 70.5 or older to give the Franciscans up to $100,000 annually from a qualifying IRA. A QCD may count toward your required minimum distribution (RMD) and reduce taxable income.

By |2024-04-17T16:05:54-04:00April 16th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Planned Giving
Your IRA QCD Can Make a Difference for People in Need

Franciscan Ministry
Providing Hope in a Sea of Despair at Jamaica Mission

It’s a tale of two cities, a landscape of extremes, in Negril, Westmoreland, Jamaica. The friars serving in this Franciscan mission in the western part of the island know the contradictory images all too well: spectacular beaches, unimaginable poverty, columns of world-class resorts with ultra-luxurious accommodations and decadent cuisine, dilapidated single-room plywood “board” houses with no windows, running water or electricity and barely enough food on the dinner table.

By |2025-04-01T10:15:19-04:00April 15th, 2024|Franciscan Ministry|Comments Off on Franciscan Ministry
Providing Hope in a Sea of Despair at Jamaica Mission

Franciscan Ministry
Holy Bones!
A Ministry with Some Bark and a Little Bite

I hope you are enjoying the autumn season! It can only mean that Thanksgiving Day is almost here, so I’d like to share a beautiful story that captures the essence of gratitude and being thankful.

By |2025-02-26T21:10:14-05:00April 15th, 2024|Franciscan Ministry|Comments Off on Franciscan Ministry
Holy Bones!
A Ministry with Some Bark and a Little Bite

A Friar’s Notes
Do You Need a Lenten Pick-Me-Up Like My Friends Did?

I hope you are enjoying the autumn season! It can only mean that Thanksgiving Day is almost here, so I’d like to share a beautiful story that captures the essence of gratitude and being thankful.

By |2025-02-26T21:16:10-05:00March 11th, 2024|A Friar's Notes|Comments Off on A Friar’s Notes
Do You Need a Lenten Pick-Me-Up Like My Friends Did?

Planned Giving
Deadline for 2023 Tax Return Ideal Time to Consider Strategy for 2024

The IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) allows individuals age 70.5 or older to give the Franciscans up to $100,000 annually from a qualifying IRA. A QCD may count toward your required minimum distribution (RMD) and reduce taxable income.

By |2024-03-12T12:31:55-04:00March 11th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Planned Giving
Deadline for 2023 Tax Return Ideal Time to Consider Strategy for 2024

Franciscan Ministry
St. Mary Mission a ‘Jewel in the Desert’ for Navajo Nation in New Mexico

I hope you are enjoying the autumn season! It can only mean that Thanksgiving Day is almost here, so I’d like to share a beautiful story that captures the essence of gratitude and being thankful.

By |2025-02-26T21:10:14-05:00March 11th, 2024|Franciscan Ministry|Comments Off on Franciscan Ministry
St. Mary Mission a ‘Jewel in the Desert’ for Navajo Nation in New Mexico

Franciscan Ministry
A Day Outside the Classroom Offers Students Life Lessons at a Soup Kitchen in California

I hope you are enjoying the autumn season! It can only mean that Thanksgiving Day is almost here, so I’d like to share a beautiful story that captures the essence of gratitude and being thankful.

By |2025-02-26T21:10:14-05:00March 7th, 2024|Franciscan Ministry|Comments Off on Franciscan Ministry
A Day Outside the Classroom Offers Students Life Lessons at a Soup Kitchen in California

Franciscan Faces
Divine Blueprint Converts Architect into Friar

If he hadn’t answered the call to Franciscan vocation, John Boissy, OFM, probably would’ve chased his God-given gift by opening a woodworking shop. Despite no formal training, transforming wood into furniture and household furnishings

By |2025-02-26T21:11:13-05:00March 6th, 2024|Franciscan Faces|Comments Off on Franciscan Faces
Divine Blueprint Converts Architect into Friar
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