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Blogging Friars

The Blogs that are accessible from this page are created by a diverse group of Friars. They offer personal views and insights into their lives, their communities and their Franciscan ministries.

Friar Matt's Blog

Friar Matt Foley is a native of Quincy, Massachusetts. He joined the Conventual Franciscan community in 2001 after finishing his studies in politics at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He currently works as a teacher at Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore, Maryland.

Friar Michael's Blog

Friar Michael Lorentsen is the vocation director for Immaculate Conception Province and resides in Syracuse, New York. In his blog he shares with his readers what it means to be a spiritual guide to men who are discerning their role in life. 

Friar Rick's Weblog

Friar Richard Riccioli's hope is to offer reflections, thoughts and ideas about how faith and life connect in light of the hopeful and inclusive vision of Church and World given at Vatican II.

He is the pastor of the Franciscan Church of St. Bonaventure in Toronto. 

St. Mary's, Above Rocks, and Missions

The Conventual Franciscan Friars from St. Anthony Province and the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist have been running a number of parishes in the West Indian nation of Jamaica for several years. Their mission is to bring the Catholic faith to the local population and to improve their lives. Keeping this in mind, the friars and sisters support the Cassava River Infant and Primary School near Holy Family Church (one of their mission's churches), organize literacy programs as well as clothing and shoe sales, and offer general support to the local community. In their blog the friars and sisters document what life is like for a missionary.

Friars Marco Tasca and John-Jospeh Dolan

at the Conventual Franciscan mission in Jamaica