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Sweet & Spicy

JPIC in Indonesia and the Philippines “The Lord gave me, Brother Francis, thus to begin doing penance in this way: for when I was in sin, it seemed too bitter…

Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day fell on Ash Wednesday in 1945 and 2018. It seems strange to celebrate Ash Wednesday on a day when we typically indulge in dining out and boxes of…

The Iskenderun Cathedral before and after the 2023 earthquake

Turkish Bishops Share Problems and Hopes with Pope Francis

The Turkish Bishops concluded their ad limina visit meeting with Pope Francis on February 9. An Ad Limina visit is a periodic obligatory visit made by all bishops’ conferences to Rome.…

The Effects of Beer on Non-Violence – Part 3

(If you missed part one, click here -)(For part two, click here -)Our efforts at the International Franciscan Center for Dialogue have not always born fruit. One cannot really make…

The Effects of Beer on Non-Violence – Part Two

(If you missed part one, click here -) Ten Commandments of Peacemaking In reality, it does sound very typically Franciscan to just “let it happen,” but we do have a…

St. Bonaventure (Painting by Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1620)

Saint Bonaventure – A Voice Still Relevant Today

This year is the 750th anniversary of the death of the Seraphic Doctor (d. July 15, 1274). On February 2, 2024, the Ministers General of the First Order and the…