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Fr. Joseph was born in Columbus Ohio in 1967 and was raised in Canton Ohio. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in 1989 from Borromeo College Seminary. In 1990, he professed his first vows as a Capuchin Franciscan friar. Making his Perpetual vows in 1993, he went on to earn his Master’s degree in theology in 1995 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1997.

His first assignment after ordination was in Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific where he served for four years. Returning to the US in 2001, he has ministered in various capacities as a parochial vicar and pastor, as well as a military and hospital chaplain; he also served in our Province’s Custody of Puerto Rico.

Father Tuscan currently serves as the national director of the Archconfraternity of Christian Mothers and in full-time preaching ministry for the Capuchin Province of St. Augustine, offering retreats and reflection days for parishes, Religious and Priests.
Fr. Joseph can be viewed on several YouTube channels and has appeared on Catholic Radio and TV outlets.
You can view his most recent appearance on EWTN’s At Home with Jim and Joy. https://youtube.com/watch?v=eLAb7uGviI0&si=6IySvHp_soZ0Qwjy