Hearing the Call at a Young Age
Almost five years ago, I joined the Franciscans when I was 22 years old. For some, that was too early. “Don’t you want to see the world?” one friend asked me. Of course I do. But I can and will do...
View ArticleNew Web Series: A Friar Life
When I was discerning a life with the Franciscans, one of the friars told me a joke: “Once you’ve met one Jesuit, you’ve met the Jesuits. Once you’ve met one Franciscan, you’ve met one Franciscan.” A...
View ArticleA Friar Life: Fr. Joe
This is the sixth and final episode of an ongoing series. For the previous episode, click here. “Never go to the restroom in the middle of a board meeting.” These words of wisdom, learned the hard way,...
View ArticleTop Ten Questions
A little over three years ago, I had an idea one morning: why don’t I answer the most common questions I get asked and put them together in one video? That afternoon, I threw it together. In what was...
View ArticleDon’t Become a Priest
This is not click bait. In this video, I legitimately discourage people from becoming priests. Why? Because some people shouldn’t become priests. In the midst of a priest crisis sweeping much of the...
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