Detroit, MI (July 22, 2015) Jerry Cornish, OFM Cap., has made his solemn perpetual profession of vows as a Capuchin friar on July 17 near the site of the first permanent foundation of the Capuchin Order in North America, St. Lawrence Seminary High School in Mount Calvary, WI.
The Provincial Minister of the Detroit-based Capuchin Province of St. Joseph, Michael Sullivan, OFM Cap., explains, “Our Holy Father Pope Francis has urged all of us Catholics to radiate the joy of Christ in all we do. He has reminded us that we all are infinitely loved and cherished by God. He also encourages us to especially reach out to the poor, those most in need, those who are forgotten. Br. Jerry exudes this joy constantly. He deeply appreciates every person he is with and communicates this lovingly. We friars rejoice with him as he makes his perpetual vows and are delighted to have him as a member of our province.”
“I’m happy to be part of the Capuchins of the Province of St. Joseph and am I’m looking forward to the future,” Br. Jerry shares.
Br. Jerry recently graduated from St. Xavier University with a degree in Sociology and will be ministering at Pretty Eagle Elementary School, Crow Agency, Montana, serving the Northern Crow reservation.
The Capuchins are an international community of friars modeling themselves after St. Francis of Assisi. The brothers of the Capuchin Province of St. Joseph, are headquartered in Detroit serve in a variety of ministries including social service, schools, chaplaincies, a retreat house and parishes in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, Arizona, California, Nicaragua, and Panama. Established at Mt. Calvary Wisconsin in 1857, there are currently 170 members in the St. Joseph province.
The Capuchin Province of St. Joseph is headquartered in Detroit and serves Capuchin ministries worldwide. 
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