Appeals
To Become Like Jesus
“Come, follow me!” Jesus’s words seem so simple and direct. The first twelve took up the call. Their lives, and indeed, all of history, changed. Since those first apostles and disciples, countless other men and women have taken up [...]
We Can Change The World Too
Francis grew up detesting the sight of people with leprosy. He, like others, went out of his way to avoid them. But, one day while riding his horse in the countryside, Francis saw a man [...]
Give a Child Hope For A Better Future
Could you find room in your heart to help a child escape a life of poverty and give a child hope for a better future? A young girl named Ema belongs to the Wixárika indigenous [...]
A Gift of St. Anthony’s Bread
Have you been called to serve the poor or refugees of war and natural disasters? Saint Anthony of Padua was known for his extraordinary love for the poor, which he often expressed by feeding the [...]
Help Keep Hope Alive in Ukraine
Can you hear the cries of children and families trapped in the cities of Ukraine as the bombs and the rockets rain down? Do you feel the panic of young mothers with their children trying [...]
Provide Typhoon Relief in the Philippines – You Make Miracles Happen
Yours is a heart open to the world! Thank you for opening your heart to our Franciscan missionaries and the poor and suffering people we serve throughout our world. Together with us, you make miracles happen in [...]
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 Gift of Hope
Your Christmas gift is in the eyes of children trapped by the war in Ukraine. Your generosity and care can give these children and their families the gift of hope. Their wide-eyed gratitude and wonder [...]
Thank you for the gift of your friendship
What a blessing you are to Franciscan missionaries around the world! Thank you for the gift of your friendship. I trust in your ongoing friendship as we look ahead to the rest of the year. As the executive director of [...]
To Become Like Jesus
“Come, follow me!” Jesus’s words seem so simple and direct. The first twelve took up the call. Their lives, and indeed, all of history, changed. Since those first apostles and disciples, countless other men and women have taken up [...]
We Can Change The World Too
Francis grew up detesting the sight of people with leprosy. He, like others, went out of his way to avoid them. But, one day while riding his horse in the countryside, Francis saw a man [...]
Fall 2022 | Legacy of Hope
"If It’s Not One thing, It’s Another" This is one of the favorite expressions of a Franciscan that I lived with back in the 1980’s. He was always pleasant [...]
Help Us Feed the Poor
Will you please help us feed the poor? We need your help to get through the greatest health crisis of our time. Especially now, the poor in the missions are struggling [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Support our brothers and sisters
This unprecedented global pandemic has affected the lives of so many people around the world, including the poor in the Philippines. Since mid-March, the island of Luzon in the northern Philippines [...]
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 [...]
Franciscan Earthquake Relief
The Pacific Ring of Fire Late last year, a series of earthquakes struck the Philippine island of Mindanao. Six earthquakes measuring between 5.8 to 6.6 affected a large area southwest of Davo City. Because the [...]
Help Us Feed the Poor
Will you please help us feed the poor? We need your help to get through the greatest health crisis of our time. Especially now, the poor in the missions are struggling [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Support our brothers and sisters
This unprecedented global pandemic has affected the lives of so many people around the world, including the poor in the Philippines. Since mid-March, the island of Luzon in the northern Philippines [...]
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 [...]
Franciscan Earthquake Relief
The Pacific Ring of Fire Late last year, a series of earthquakes struck the Philippine island of Mindanao. Six earthquakes measuring between 5.8 to 6.6 affected a large area southwest of Davo City. Because the [...]
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