Followers of St. Francis

Brother David’s life as a missionary has taken him to Guatemala, Mexico, and parts of the Southwest.

As someone in the position of guiding others toward their respective vocations, Father Victor (Vic) Taglianetti, OFM Cap, draws on his own time of desert.

“I think God is remarkably patient—and has a great sense of humor," Sister Barb says.

If you know anything about Altoona, it’s that the western Pennsylvania town is noted for two things: railroads and the Horseshoe Curve.

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' 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.