Appeals
Make A Return To The Lord for all his blessings
How can I make a return to the Lord for all his blessings? – Psalm 116 You are so blessed, and your love and generosity bless so many. Your example of charity and care for [...]
A Year of Hope and Peace
Happy 2024! It is my prayer that it will be a year of hope and peace for you! Thank you for partnering with Franciscan Missions during the struggles our missionary friars have faced in 2023. [...]
Help Children with Disabilities this Christmas
Please Donate - Select [23ACC3] Help Children with Disabilities this Christmas You bring hope and faith to so many people! What a great blessing you are to children who have little reason for hope. And [...]
Ease the Suffering of Ukrainian Families
Please Donate - Select [24B7UK] Can you hear the cries of families trapped amid the brutality and destruction of the grinding war in Ukraine? Do you feel the fear of mothers with children seeking safe [...]
Homes for the Homeless
You have heard the Good News! You and I have heard the Good News throughout our lives. It is truly the greatest story ever told. Every Christmas, we retell how Mary and Joseph traveled, how [...]
Your Gift This Thanksgiving Will Bring Hope
Please Donate - Select [23AATX] Your Gift This Thanksgiving Will Bring Hope - Feeding Poor Children You bring the reign of God a bit closer for children in the missions. As Thanksgiving approaches, I know [...]
Change A Dalit Child’s Destiny
Are you willing to change a Dalit child's destiny? Arunthathiyar Dalit, also known as "untouchables" are the most oppressed among the Dalits of India. They live on the fringe of society in miserable conditions. The [...]
Who Will Shelter Them
Growing up—even surviving childhood—in impoverished East Africa is difficult. Now imagine the plight of children orphaned at a young age because of the HIV/AIDS epidemic sweeping across Africa. Who will shelter them in the shadow [...]
Bring Hope to the People of Acapulco
Father Oliver Gallegos, OFM needs your help! He is one of our missionary friars serving the peripheral sector of the city of Acapulco, Mexico, specifically in the severely affected Renacimiento neighborhood. The loss of basic [...]
Make A Return To The Lord for all his blessings
How can I make a return to the Lord for all his blessings? – Psalm 116 You are so blessed, and your love and generosity bless so many. Your example of charity and care for [...]
A Year of Hope and Peace
Happy 2024! It is my prayer that it will be a year of hope and peace for you! Thank you for partnering with Franciscan Missions during the struggles our missionary friars have faced in 2023. [...]
Help Children with Disabilities this Christmas
Please Donate - Select [23ACC3] Help Children with Disabilities this Christmas You bring hope and faith to so many people! What a great blessing you are to children who have little reason for hope. And [...]
Ease the Suffering of Ukrainian Families
Please Donate - Select [24B7UK] Can you hear the cries of families trapped amid the brutality and destruction of the grinding war in Ukraine? Do you feel the fear of mothers with children seeking safe [...]
Homes for the Homeless
You have heard the Good News! You and I have heard the Good News throughout our lives. It is truly the greatest story ever told. Every Christmas, we retell how Mary and Joseph traveled, how [...]
The Impact of Your Generosity
My greeting comes to you not only from me, but from over 5,000 Franciscan missionaries in over 600 missions around the world! Each day we pray for you and for all who are dear to [...]
Each One of Us Is Called
Each one of us is called to share the mercy and compassion of Jesus Christ with others. As Franciscan friars, we serve poor and marginalized people with humility, kindness, and love. We cannot do this [...]
Your Support is Desperately Needed
You have done such good in the world, and I know you do not want any reward or credit. You just quietly do good, confident that no act of kindness escapes the Lord’s notice. At this [...]
Thank You For Your Gifts
Each one of us is called to share the mercy and compassion of Jesus Christ with others. As Franciscan friars, we serve poor and marginalized people with humility, kindness, and love. Thank you for your [...]
Together We Offer Them Hope
“One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone.” ― Shannon L. Alder Many Franciscan missionaries around the world serve the needs of [...]
A Thanksgiving of Hope – Feeding The Poor Worldwide
Do you know what it is like to be hungry for a long period of time? I cannot even remember the last time I missed a meal! For the poor in the missions, hunger is [...]
The Impact of Your Generosity
My greeting comes to you not only from me, but from over 5,000 Franciscan missionaries in over 600 missions around the world! Each day we pray for you and for all who are dear to [...]
Each One of Us Is Called
Each one of us is called to share the mercy and compassion of Jesus Christ with others. As Franciscan friars, we serve poor and marginalized people with humility, kindness, and love. We cannot do this [...]
Your Support is Desperately Needed
You have done such good in the world, and I know you do not want any reward or credit. You just quietly do good, confident that no act of kindness escapes the Lord’s notice. At this [...]
Thank You For Your Gifts
Each one of us is called to share the mercy and compassion of Jesus Christ with others. As Franciscan friars, we serve poor and marginalized people with humility, kindness, and love. Thank you for your [...]
Together We Offer Them Hope
“One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone.” ― Shannon L. Alder Many Franciscan missionaries around the world serve the needs of [...]
A Thanksgiving of Hope – Feeding The Poor Worldwide
Do you know what it is like to be hungry for a long period of time? I cannot even remember the last time I missed a meal! For the poor in the missions, hunger is [...]
India Pandemic Relief
On March 24, government officials in India implemented a national lockdown to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus. With little more than four hours to make arrangements, the country’s 1.3 billion people were banned [...]
Keep Hope Alive in Syria
The Sadness of this War You and I have had warmth and safe shelter this winter. But the refugees of the lengthy civil war in Syria are struggling to survive. Today, the winter temperatures in Syria are [...]
Support Our Franciscan Missionaries
Your generosity helps our Franciscan missionaries serve the poor on six continents. Life in the missions is especially challenging as our missionary friars deal with the effects of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. In many places, [...]
Our Distant Goal
“It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts [...]