Ministries

Those brothers to whom the Lord has given the grace of working may work faithfully and devotedly so that, while avoiding idleness, the enemy of the soul, they do not extinguish the Spirit of holy prayer and devotion to which all temporal things must contribute.  In payment for their work they may receive whatever is necessary for the bodily support of themselves and their brothers, excepting coin or money, and let them do this humbly as is becoming for servants of God and followers of most holy poverty  (Later Rule, Chapter V).

With attention to the Rule of Our Holy St. Francis, the Franciscan friars of Sacred Heart Province engage in all sorts of different ministries.  It has been said that no work is excluded by our Rule.  Franciscan Friars are not devoted to one ministry or one type of work.  To that end, Franciscan friars of Sacred Heart Province are not only ordained clergy, but also engage in manual and professional kinds of ministerial outreach.  Friars of Sacred Heart Province have been doctors and bricklayers, lawyers and carpenters, pastors and maintenance men, teachers and care givers.  In communion with each other, we are called to evangelize others and ourselves as we live and proclaim the Gospel, respectful of the unique cultures in which we work.  

Ministries in which the Friars of Sacred Heart Province currently are engaged: 

 

Parishes:

St. Francis Regis Church, Huslia, AK
St. Teresa Church, Kaltag, AK
St. Peter-in-Chains Church, Ruby, AK
Our Lady of the Snows Church, Nulato, AK
St. Patrick Church, Koyukuk, AK
St. Augustine of Hippo Church, East St. Louis, IL
St. Peter in the Loop, Chicago, IL
St. John the Baptist Church, Joliet, IL
St. Isidore the Farmer Church, Dieterich, IL
St. Francis Church, Teutopolis, IL
Sacred Heart Church, Indianapolis, IN
St. Patrick Church, Indianapolis, IN
St. Paschal Church, West Monroe, LA
Little Flower Church, Monroe, LA
St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Ruston, LA
Cross in the Woods Church, Indian River, MI
St. Anthony Church, St. Louis, MO
Transfiguration Church, Lakewood, OH
San Jose Mission, San Antonio, TX
Espada Mission, San Antonio, TX
St. Juan Capistrano Mission, San Antonio, TX
St. Frances Cabrini Church, San Antonio, TX
St. Mary of the Seven Dolors Church, Hurley, WI
St. Anne, Saxon, WI

Chaplaincies:

Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Frankfort, IL
Illinois State Police
Mayslake Village, Oak Brook, IL
Campus Ministry, Quincy University, Quincy, IL
Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, Springfield, IL
Campus Ministry, Louisiana Tech University
St. Anthony Hospital, St. Louis, MO
St. Alexius Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Maryville Gardens, St. Louis, MO
Poor Clare Monastery, St. Louis, MO
Fire Department, Joliet, IL

Education:

Thea Bowman School Faculty, East St. Louis, MO
Catholic Theological Union Faculty, Chicago, IL
Midwestern University, Adjunct Faculty, Downers Grove, IL 
Quincy University Administration, Quincy, IL
Quincy University Library, Quincy, IL
Permanent Diaconate Formation Program, St. Louis, MO
Padua Franciscan High School Administration, Parma, OH
Padua Franciscan High School Faculty, Parma, OH
School of the Art Institute of Chicago


Special Area Ministries:

Care of Senior Friars, Blessed Giles Friary, Manitowoc, WI
Franciscan Outreach Ministries, Chicago, IL
CUSA - An Apostolate of Persons with Chronic Illness or Disability, Frankfort, IL
Hazelden Institute Counselor, Hazelden, MN
Software Engineer, Cray, Inc., St. Paul, MN
Hispanic Ministry, Eastern Deanery, Shreveport, LA
Wounded Brothers Program, Dittmer, MO
Franciscan Connection, St. Louis, MO
Art Ministry, San Antonio, TX

 

Missionaries Outside USA:

Brazil
Turkey
Vietnam
Cuba

Preaching:

Il Ritiro, Dittmer, MO
Home Mission and Retreat Preaching


Formation:

Interprovincial Postulancy, Silver Spring, MD
St. Francis Interprovincial Novitiate, Santa Barbara, CA
Post Novitiate Formation, St. Joseph Friary, Chicago, IL
Priesthood Formation, St. Peter Friary, Chicago, IL

 

Outdoor View of Cross in the Woods

Outdoor View of Cross in the Woods


Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX

St. Anthony Church, St. Louis, MO (Interior)


St. Francis Hall, Quincy University


St. Peter's in the Loop, Chicago, IL (Interior)


St. John the Baptist Church, Joliet, IL  (Interior View)


St. John Berchmans Church, Galena, Alaska


St. Paschal Church, West Monroe, LA