Who are the Franciscans?
Who is St. Francis?
What do the Franciscans do?

For more than 800 years now, men and women have followed in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi, who in turn walked in the footsteps of our Risen Lord Jesus Christ. Today the Franciscan tradition is continually reborn in the lives and works of the Franciscan Friars, the Poor Clares, the Franciscan Sisters and Secular Franciscans. Our mission at  The Way is to give you a view of our world through the eyes and ears and hearts of those who follow Francis in their daily lives.

The Way has been published bimonthly for more than fifty years by the Franciscan Friars of the Province of Saint Barbara. Almost 300 friars live and work here in the western United States, as well as hundreds of Franciscan sisters and thousands of Secular Franciscan men and women (children too, no doubt!). The stories in The Way are the stories of these Franciscan lives and works. We hope they will inspire you, challenge you, invite you to make the Franciscan vision a part of your everyday life.

Please make yourself home here at our web site. Sit back and enjoy our sample issue. If you like it, feel free to subscribe. If you enjoy writing consider entering our Writing Award Contest.  Remember you can help spread Francis' vision of the Gospel life by sharing The Way with a friend.