Friar Jacob Polinski is a novice of the Conventual Franciscan Friars’ St. Bonaventure Province. He is currently completing his novitiate year at St. Francis of Assisi Novitiate in Arroyo Grande,…

Accompanying the Dying By friar Chuck Henkle, OFM Conv. As a Franciscan priest who has served in hospice ministry even into my retirement years, I find this 800th anniversary of…

The Woman Francis Called Brother By friar Bill Short, OFM. The final days of St. Francis are remembered through the stories of those who gathered around him. Brother Bill Short,…

A Reimagined Reflection By Lady Clare: At The Passing of Francis By Sister Joanne Schatzlein, OSF Sister Joanne Schatzlein, OSF, is a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of…

From Assisi to El Paso: 800 Years Later, Francis Still Walks With Us by Lily Limón, El Paso District 7 Representative As my husband, Joe, and I approached Assisi in…

The Transitus of St. Francis: 800 Years Later by friar Wayne Hellmann, OFM Conv. During this autumn of 2026 (more precisely, on October 3rd), the Franciscan Family gathers for the…