• We live within the tradition and spirituality of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi.
• We live the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience.
• We believe in and live community life, centered in the Eucharist.
• We fully believe and support the teachings of our Holy Father and the Roman Catholic Church.
• Our professional work is a way of fulfilling our mission as Brothers in a world that knows the rupture of fraternal relationships.
• We are financially self-supporting.
• We are sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, a Pontifical order founded in 1973, whose motherhouse is in Meriden, Connecticut, USA.
• We are a Public Association of the Faithful approved by the Archdiocese of Hartford.
• We generate enthusiasm; we are in love with our Call to be Brothers.