Who cares for and hears the prayers of the nameless caregivers, the people who toil without recognition, adequate pay, or impressive job titles to provide loving, attentive care to the ill and homebound? Mark Winiarski suggests that Margaret of Cortona is a worthy candidate to be the patron saint of these healthcare workers.
Who cares for and hears the prayers of the nameless caregivers, the people who toil without recognition, adequate pay, or impressive job titles to provide loving, attentive care to the ill and homebound? Mark Winiarski suggests that Margaret of Cortona is a worthy candidate to be the patron saint of these healthcare workers.
On January 23, Franciscans honor the memory of St. Marianne Cope, the first American Franciscan woman to be canonized.
On January 16, Franciscans celebrate the feast of St. Berard and four friar companions, the first martyrs of the Order, who were beheaded in Morocco on this date in 1220.
On January 14, Franciscans honor the memory of Blessed Odoric of Pordenone (c. 1286–1331), one of the most prominent missionaries of the later Middle Ages.
"The Death of St. Francis in 1226: Looking Back after 800 Years" by Br. Bill Short, OFM is the latest lecture of the Franciscan Zoom Lecture Series, hosted by the Franciscan School of Theology at the University of San Diego.
"Franciscan-hearted People and the So-Called 'The Fourth Order:' The Tradition of Lay Franciscans" by Darleen Pryds, PhD is the latest lecture of the Franciscan Zoom Lecture Series, hosted by the Franciscan School of Theology at the University of San Diego.
"Fratelli Tutti as a Framework for Catholic Mental Health Ministry" by Wendell Callahan, PhD, is the latest lecture of the Franciscan Zoom Lecture Series, hosted by the Franciscan School of Theology at the University of San Diego.
In this first presentation of our four-part series, facilitated by Darleen Pryds, we will look at the final years of Francis’ life, when his spiritual conversion reached completion. In this series, we will reflect on the process of ongoing conversion in our own lives by using stories from Francis’ life.
In this presentation, William Short, OFM will discuss what we can learn about St. Francis and his peaceful passing eight hundred years after his death.
In this presentation, Dr. Darleen Pryds will trace the history of lay participation in the Franciscan tradition in the earliest decades and see how it can inform our understanding of lay participation today.
