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…
Friar Peter Damian Massengill received a phone call in the middle of night from his provincial, Friar Wayne Hellmann, who was attending the General Chapter in Rome. The Minister General…
Friars from five provinces celebrated Epiphany at Marytown in Libertyville, Illinois: St. Bonaventure, the host province, Our Lady of Consolation, St. Joseph Cupertino, St. Francis of Assisi (Kenya, Africa), and…
This is part two of an extract from Friar Jonathan Garcia Zenteno's thesis: "Franciscan Ecology." (Click here to read Part One.)To maintain an orderly classification of the ecologies that present us…
We are blessed to have men in formation, preparing for lives of Franciscan service to God's people and are pleased to announce that Friar Bede Thigpen has been ordained a…
Extract from the Philosophical Thesis “Franciscan Ecology”, Chapter I, Section 5, pp. 36-37. By Friar Jonathan García Zenteno, OFM Conv.In our knowledge schemes, there are various types of ecology, and…