Franciscan Vintners Montefalco, Italy The hilltop town of Montefalco has always been closely associated with its neighbor, Assisi – a short distance north. As early as 1215, the friars had…
This is the 10-year anniversary of the canonization of Saint Marianne Cope, the first Franciscan woman from North America to be canonized, and the 11th American to be recognized as…
A group of people committed to the goals of Laudato Sí meets regularly at Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla Park, New Mexico, to promote education, ecological conversion, and action…
In the course of his life, Francis was alone, in deep thoughts, meditating,with multiple and profound questions that assailed his heart.He walked with leisurely steps contemplating the life around him,but…
It is always good and profitable to recall the wisdom of our forefathers. Our parents’ generation and older had sayings, pearls of wisdom, that helped us to do the right…
In our friary in Legnica, Poland, from August 7 to 18, the Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) offices of both the Conventual Franciscan Order and the Capuchin Franciscans…