WE Are an all inclusive, welcoming and affirming Old Catholic faith community of the National Catholic Church of America.

We welcome and encourage the inclusion of women into the priesthood, the marriage of priests and marriage/Holy Unions of all loving couples, heterosexual and homosexual one of God's gifts.

We are a faith community of healing for all those who have been hurt by churches actions of discrimination and selectivity but still yearn for Catholic spirituality and liturgy

We endorse the allowing divorced persons to remarry in the church as allowed in the early church and for remarried persons to receive the Eucharist.

We view the Pope as the Bishop of Rome, first among equals with all the Patriarchs.

We are not under the authority of the Vatican but a reformed, progressive, inclusive, affirming Catholic Community who consider ourselves as Catholics in excile.
We live our vows as partnered/married or single persons, male and female, under the rule of life established by St. Francis.
The vow of Chastity is not a requirement but is encouraged for single persons.

We identify strongly with Jesus’ call to Saint Francis to “go, rebuild My Church”. We understand this as a call to affirm and proclaim the Divine Mercy and Love of God for all people regardless of their race, nationality, sexual orientation or marital situation.

Members of the Order serve as Lay Apostles, vowed Brothers, Sisters,Deacons and Priests.

Franciscans of the Divine Mercy and Love of God dedicate themselves to live out the call to St. Francis “go rebuild My Church” as a call to each one of us to encourage unity within the Mystical Body of Christ, The Church, and to gather all who accept Christ as their redeemer and Savior together as is their rite by their Baptism.