Initial Contact Form

Basic Information

Your Name:

Current Address:

City, State, Zip:

Home Telephone:

Cell Phone:

Best time to call:
MorningAfternoonEveningAnytime

Your Email:

Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:

Are you a US citizen?:
YesNo

If not, please indicate your citizen status:

Current state of life:

Religious Background

Have you received the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Eucharist, and Confirmation?:
YesNo

Are you a convert to the Catholic Church?:
YesNo

If so, when were you received into the Church?:

If divorced, have you petitioned for an annulment from the Catholic Church?:
YesNo

When and where was it granted (i.e., diocese/eparchy):

Have you ever applied to and/or entered another religious community or seminary?:
YesNo

If so, please explain:

Do you have a spiritual director?:
YesNo

If so, do you see him/her regularly?:
YesNo

What is your vocation interest at this time?:
BrotherhoodPriesthoodUncertain

At this time, what attracts you to the Franciscan way of Life?:

How did you find out about the Franciscans?:

Health Background

How would you describe your personal health:
ExcellentGoodFairPoor

Do you have any physical handicaps?:
YesNo

If so, please explain):

Do you participate in any recovery programs?:
YesNo

If so, which kind? (e.g., AA, NA. etc.):

And for how long?:

Educational History

Did you graduate from high school?:
YesNo

If so, what year?:

Do you have a GED?:
YesNo

Do you have a college degree?:
YesNo

If so, what was your major?:

Do you have a graduate degree?:
YesNo

If so, what was your major?:

“Do you have any debt for which you are responsible?:
YesNo

If so, please indicate the type of debt?:

What is the amount of the debt?:

Occupational History

Are you presently employed?:
Full-timePart-timeUnemployed

If employed, what is your job?:

If employed, what position do you hold?:

If employed, what is your place of employment?:

Have you ever served in the military?:
YesNo

If so, where and when were you discharged?:

Do you have a police record?:
YesNo

If so, please explain?:

General Guidelines for Admission to the Friars

A candidate for our way of life is:

a man between 21 and 45 years of age
a citizen or legal permanent resident of the U.S.
in good physical and mental health
open to learning about and living a Franciscan religious life in the 21st century
committed to living the vows of celibate chastity, poverty and obedience
prayerful with a desire to mature in the spiritual life
seeking to live and serve in fraternal communities
a practicing Roman Catholic for at least two years after the completion of the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, First Communion)
free of significant financial and family obligations
a high school graduate, or, if you wish to minister as a priest, completion of at least two years of college