Followers of St. Francis

Follower of St. Francis: Sister Kathy Warren

Sister Kathy Warren, OSF

John Stegeman March 25, 2024

A Franciscan spirit and the changes of the Second Vatican Council would lead her on a remarkable journey.

Sara Marks

Daniel Imwalle February 23, 2024

Sara’s role as executive director of the Franciscan Federation has her connecting Franciscans and Franciscan organizations of all stripes across the country and beyond.

Brother Michael Radomski, OFM

David O'Brien January 24, 2024

Brother Michael says he gains as much as he gives in his ministry to the disenfranchised. “I’m very happy with what I have learned,” he says.

Annie Timmons

John Stegeman December 23, 2023

Annie Timmons' time with the Friars Club, a ministry located in Cincinnati, Ohio, goes back to 1978. Back then, she had no idea how much of her life would be spent in the Franciscan family.

Michael Blackburn, OFM

Janice Lane Palko October 26, 2023

Though known for establishing the Jesuits, St. Ignatius of Loyola initially found inspiration for conversion in the life of St. Francis of Assisi while recovering from a debilitating leg injury.

Father Phil Ley, OFM Conv

Patricia Mish September 22, 2023

San Antonio may be a half a world away from Assisi, but Father Phil Ley guesses that St. Francis would have found himself at home at a shelter that welcomes immigrants with no place else to go.

Sister Vickie Griner, OSC

Daniel Imwalle June 23, 2023

The promise of pursuing a fulfilling career and the satisfaction of advancing in one’s profession is certainly not an uncommon aspiration.

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