Living the Gospel courageously ... with energy, spirit, peace
The Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, Minnesota, is a Roman Catholic Congregation of religious women of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi. We dedicate ourselves to living joyfully through the Franciscan values of conversion, contemplation, poverty, and minority.
Located in the heartland of Minnesota, USA, we number 129 sisters and are joined by over 250 associates. While the majority of our Sisters live and minister in Minnesota, some of us minister in Arizona, California, Illinois, Mississippi, New Mexico, Texas, Wisconsin, Ecuador and Mexico. Our associates are from several U.S. states as well as from Ecuador, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.
We are a community of women religious whose members are called to live the Gospel joyfully and to reverence the earth and all of God’s creation. In the spirit of Saints Francis and Clare, we embody a life of prayer, simple living and service to those in need. We are committed to nonviolence as we recognize the need for healing in ourselves and in our world. We seek to build communities of peace and justice wherever we are called to serve.
The Franciscan Sisters of little Falls support a wide variety of ministries:
Spiritual programs through our Franciscan Life Center http://www.fslf.org/pages/FranciscanLifeCenter
St. Francis Health and Recreation Center: www.stfrancisrec.org
St. Francis Music Center: www.sfmusiccenter.org
Franciscan Community Volunteers: www.fcvonline.org
St. Clare Library
Franciscan Gift Shop (open M-F, noon to 5PM)
