Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. We are the Mid-America Province of Saint Conrad with friaries in Colorado, Texas, Kansas & missions in Papua New Guinea. Capuchin Franciscans - Province of St. Conrad We Capuchin Franciscans of the Province of Mid-America (dba the Province of St. Conrad) profess to be a brotherhood dedicated to living the Gospel of Jesus Christ + in the manner and spirit of Francis of Assisi as witnessed by his life, Rule and Testament; + in accordance with the Capuchin Reform and our Constitutions; + and in manner consonant with the times. Vowed to the Gospel counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience, we seek interior conversion so as to become men of simplicity, prayer and penance. Our life is one of joyful service + to one another in fraternity; + and to the Church in diverse ministries, with an emphasis on those most in need, especially the oppressed and the materially poor.