Bob’s journey with the Franciscans began during his time at St. Louis University. The Franciscans’ house of studies, a popular Sunday Mass destination, introduced him to the Franciscan way of…
Friar Colden was born in Monroe, Louisiana and spent most of his life in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is a convert from the Protestant Christian tradition. He confirmed into the…
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, but raised most of his life in Nashville, Tennessee, Joshua became interested in religious life in the United States Air Force. At first, interested in Benedictine…
Friar Phil Ley is originally from Ft. Wayne, IN. After college, where he majored in Spanish, he spent two and a half years in the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps…
Friar Pedro Lopez’s story brims with vibrant hues of faith, service, and an ardent commitment to both education and community. Hailing from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and nurtured in the diverse…
Friar Mario Luevano Serrano, OFM Conv., has been with the Franciscan Friar Conventuals, for over two decades and is originally from a pueblito in Nuevo México, Dexter, where the friars…
Friar Andy Martinez, OFM Conv., was born in Odessa, Texas, and raised in Pecos, Texas. He attended school in Pecos, and after graduating, he went to seminary in El Paso,…