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Why I Chose the Franciscans

Hear some of our student friars speak about why they decided to become a Franciscan. Click a photo to view the corresponding video:

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To meet other friars and learn about their journeys to Franciscan life, please click here.

What is a Call to Religious Life?

Listen to three student friars respond to the question, "What is a religious vocation?" as recorded on a Dec. 2008 radio show in Boston.

Click the button below for the interviews with Scott Carey, Gerald Hopeck and Michael Reyes recorded on Talk in the City, a program moderated by Br. Gary Maciag, OFM of St. Anthony Shrine.

Meet Our Student Friars

Learn about the backgrounds of our men currently in formation. They are in Holy Name's postulant, novitiate and post-novitiate programs.