Born in Kerala, India, in 1972, Friar Antony Nallukunnel has dedicated his ministry to formation, pastoral care, and leadership within the Conventual Franciscan Order. He earned degrees in philosophy and…

Friar Martin Day, OFM Conv. was invested as a novice in 1982 in Mishawaka, Indiana.  Martin grew up as the 5th of the nine children of Murl and Henrietta Day, and…

Friar Ken Bartsch, a native of Louisville, KY, was born in 1948 as the eldest of ten children raised by two Catholic parents. He finds great joy in being assigned…

Friar Savio Manavalan is originally from Kerala, India. The present provincial House of St. Maximilian Kolbe Province, India, is close to his grandma’s house and he has a cousin who…

Initially from Logansport, Indiana, Joe met the friars at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, where they serve two parishes, St. Benedict and St. Joseph University Parish, which serves the…

Fr. Bob was born in St. Paul, MN (in 1949). He was raised in Bloomington, MN (near where the Mall of America is located). He attended St. Richard’s Grade School…

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Friar Wayne is professor emeritus at Saint Louis University. He had earned his Doctorate in Theology from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universtat in Munich, Germany in 1974. He received many awards and other recognition…

Friar Vincent Petersen is an environmental artist who works mostly in the acrylic medium.  Since childhood, the beauty of the Earth held him captive.  Growing up in rural Minnesota, he credits the…