Peace and Good!
Welcome to the vocation portion of our website. My name is Fr. David Kaczmarek, vocation director for the Franciscans, Third Order Regular, Province of the Immaculate Conception.
I am pleased that you have found your way to this page and am encouraged by your willingness to explore the possibility of following after St. Francis, the “troubadour” for Christ.
In order to continue singing the great song of God’s love for all creation that stirred in Francis’ heart, we strive as a community to bear witness to the values of the Kingdom of God through:

• Prayer
• Poverty
• Celibate chastity
• Fraternity
• Humble service
• Conversion (constantly opening ourselves to the unique vision that Francis had of how to follow after Christ in a contemporary and meaningful way)

To assist you in discerning whether you are being called to this way of life, there are three links to this page:

• Discernment : Listing of qualities often associated with someone who is being called to the Franciscan way of life
• Formation: The process of being received into our community and criteria for acceptance.
• Exploration: Moving forward with a discernment process and contact information

Thank you for visiting us and expressing interest and, in the words of St. Francis, “May God give you peace!”

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