In Loving Memory of Pope Francis With hearts full of gratitude, we remember Pope Francis—our beloved Holy Father, the first pope from the Americas, and a humble follower of St.…

St. Francis of Assisi helps us to see that an integral ecology … take us to the heart of what it is to be human. Just as happens when we…

Adapted from the writings of friars Robert Melnick, OFM Conv., and Joseph Wood, OFM Conv., in Franciscan Conventuals – Friars of the Community Eight hundred years ago, in a world…

The Canticle of the Three Young Men in the Furnace, found in Daniel 3:24-68, is one of the sources for St. Francis’s Canticle of the Creatures. This is a passage…

Laudato Si’ (“Be Praised”) are the opening words of Saint Francis’ song to sing praise to God. This hymn of praise, also known as the Canticle of Creatures, was written…