The Conventual Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate Conception Province are a Catholic Religious Order of men who follow the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi.
Our primary apostolate is to witness our own life as brothers... to serve the needs of the Church and the people of God in an environment that allows for a Franciscan life lived in fraternity.
Our Mission Statement
We the Conventual Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate Conception Province of the America's, live the vowed fraternal life as sons of St. Francis of Assisi, faithful to the Roman Catholic Church, according to the Rule and Constitutions of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual.
We live a communal life, continuously turning to the Lord, confident and grateful that the Lord sends us brothers.
We proclaim the Gospel, as we serve the "Poor Christ," wherever the need is greatest. We use our personal and corporate resources for the Love of God and the love of our neighbor.
150 years in North America
The Conventual Franciscans Celebrating 150 years of Gospel Life in North America 1852 - 2002-by Friar Joseph Wood, OFM Conv. (presented here in pdf format)
The History of the Conventual Franciscans in the United States 1852 - 1906
-by Friar Jeremiah Smith, OFM Conv.,
available from: Franciscan Friars, PO Box 629, Rensselaer, NY 12144