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
Rule: Franciscan
Society of Saint Francis (SSF), Province of the Divine Compassion
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
Society of Saint Francis (SSF), European Province
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
Little Sisters of St Clare (LSSC)
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
Little Brothers of Francis (LBF)
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
Community of St Francis (CSF)
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
Society of Saint Francis (SSF)
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, Society of St Francis (TSSF)
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
Society of Saint Francis (SSF), Province of the Americas
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
Community of St Francis (CSF), European Province
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
