{"id":270,"date":"2026-09-20T20:03:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/?page_id=270"},"modified":"2026-09-20T20:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:03:07","slug":"about-the-ministry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/?page_id=270","title":{"rendered":"About The Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/emmi2026logo.small_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Life Catholic Franciscan Ministry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our chaplaincy is dedicated to&nbsp;<strong>community presence and emergency response support<\/strong>, serving individuals in times of crisis, need, and transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Community chaplaincy outreach<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First responders emergency support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pastoral accompaniment in difficult circumstances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis ministry is rooted in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, while maintaining a pastoral openness in service to all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eric Michel Ministries International<\/strong>&nbsp;is a Catholic Franciscan apostolate dedicated to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spiritual formation and renewal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pastoral care and sacramental life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evangelization rooted in tradition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fraternal community in the Franciscan spirit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guided by the charism of simplicity, humility, and charity, this ministry seeks to bring souls into deeper communion with Christ and His Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our Mission<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To live and share the Gospel in the spirit of Saint Francis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To restore faith where it has grown cold<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To accompany those seeking God<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To build a visible and living community of prayer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To unite with local churches for the Glory of God<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Life Catholic Franciscan Ministry Our chaplaincy is dedicated to&nbsp;community presence and emergency response support, serving individuals in times of crisis, need, and transition. This includes: \u201cThis ministry is rooted in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, while maintaining a pastoral openness &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/?page_id=270\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-270","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=270"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":271,"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/270\/revisions\/271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}