Let Us Dream…
A Time to See We must become aware of the vulnerability of the social fabric of our society and our world and simultaneously begin to cultivate spaces where we can…
Read More The Importance of Permaculture
An interview with Darren Bender-Beauregard of Brambleberry Permaculture Farm in Paoli, Indiana regarding permaculture and its importance to the Earth Care movement
Read More End of the Year Tax Savings, Retirement Income, and a Franciscan Legacy
Future generations need Franciscans, and your support through a Franciscan Gift Annuity helps secure the Conventual Franciscan Friars’ legacy. You receive fixed-payments of up to 8.6% of the value of…
Read More Healing Our Families
A Secular Franciscan Perspective By Joe Edwards, OFS Minster of Holy Trinity Region of the Secular Franciscan Order Those who have followed Pope Francis know that he has taken…
Read More To Heal Our Church
On the anniversary of St Francis of Assisi’s death, Pope Francis celebrates Mass before the Saint’s tomb and signs his Encyclical “Fratelli tutti”. Letting Love Transcend On the vigil of…
Read More Covid-19 and Mental Health: Assessing the Impact
By Friar Matthew Malek OFM Conv. COVID-19 has created an unprecedented upheaval in the American culture, with over 200,000 fatalities, skyrocketing unemployment, and numerous changes to education, daily routines, and…
Read More Global Solidarity – Q & A with Father Steve McMciahel, OFM Conv.
Interreligious Dialogue with our Human Family Friar Steve McMichael, OFM Conv., serves as Associate Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. Fr. Steve holds…
Read More To Heal the World
Keeping Community at the Center of Our lives By Friar Jude Winkler OFM Conv. Assistant General of the Conventual Franciscan Federation (CFF) of North America, Australia, Great Britain and Ireland…
Read More Safety, Security and an Income for Life – Gift Annuities
Safety, Security and an Income for Life Franciscan Gift Annuities support the long-term mission of the Conventual Franciscan Friars. The friars place your lump-sum donation of $5,000 or more and…
Read More This Year, She Wept
The Feast of the Assumption in Carey, Ohio By Friar John Bamman OFM Conv. It had not rained during the Procession of Mary as far back as any local could…
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