From the Provincial Minister

My dear sisters and brothers in Christ, This issue is reaching you at a time of dramatic change in the world. As you’ll see, need is rising at our social service ministries, and thanks be to God, we are able to meet it. We are grateful for your generosity and prayer as we continue our ministry at the margins.

As we navigate a changing world, let me share this nugget often recited by our brother Blessed Solanus Casey, who lived through the tumult of two world wars and the Great Depression. It is adapted from a poem by Phillips Brooks:

"Life is to live and life is to give and talents are to use for good if you choose. Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger."

Peace and all good,

Friar Mark Joseph Costello, OFM Cap.
Provincial Minister, Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Joseph