Community of St Clare (OSC)
We follow a contemplative tradition that is eight hundred years old with a fresh and informal spirit. In the pattern of St Clare, hierarchy is … Read more
We follow a contemplative tradition that is eight hundred years old with a fresh and informal spirit. In the pattern of St Clare, hierarchy is … Read more
The Province of the Divine Compassion came into being in 2011. It was established out of the previous Province of Australia and New Zealand. We … Read more
The Society of St Francis has diverse origins in a number of Franciscan groups that drew together during the 1930s to found one Franciscan Society. … Read more
The Little Sisters of St. Clare is a Community of faithful women who seek to live a contemplative life of prayer, study, and service, in … Read more
We are a community of Brothers who desire to deepen our relationship with God through prayer, manual work, community, and times of being alone in … Read more
The Community of Saint Francis has two Provinces. Each has their own entry in the Yearbook. European Province (Korea & UK) American Province (USA) The … Read more
There are three different paths, or ‘Orders’ within the Society, paths which were founded by Francis himself in the thirteenth century, although our particular expression … Read more
The Third Order of the Society of Saint Francis consists of men and women, ordained and lay, single or in committed relationships, who believe that … Read more
The American Province of SSF was founded as the Order of St Francis in 1919 by Father Claude Crookston, who took the name Father Joseph. … Read more
As Franciscan sisters, an autonomous part of the Society of St. Francis, our primary vocation is to live the gospel. The context is our life … Read more