Are you looking for a way to deepen your spiritual life and make a difference in our world today through a relationship with the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters?

You are invited to consider living your life in the spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare as a woman or man of our times, responding to your baptismal call while remaining in your current lifestyle and exploring membership as a Bernardine Franciscan Associate

In a mutual relationship of women and men, vowed and lay, associates choose to pray, to serve, to share in the mission and embrace the charism of the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters. 



 “Preach the Gospel at all times, if necessary, use words.”

 -St. Francis

How it works

Bernardine Franciscan Associates are women and men who feel called to live the Gospel through prayer, service, and community—while remaining in their everyday lives. Together with the Sisters, Associates share in the mission of spreading God’s love through simple, meaningful acts of service.