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Midwinter Update

Over the winter, Little Portion Farm's usual monthly newsletter takes a break since the farm is much quieter in the colder months. Yet in the midpoint between the winter and…

Freedom and Co-Responsibility in the Church

Exploring the Synodal Path In Conversation with Friar John Burkhard, Part Two While taught by Vatican II, the ‘sense of the faith’ (sensus fidei) has had little official impact in…

The Divine Comedy – Purgatorio

Dante and the Franciscans, Part Six Thomas Merton took the title of his autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, from Dante’s depiction of Purgatory. But more importantly, Merton saw it as…

Interfaith Perspectives on Ecology

On January 20th, the DC Abrahamic House hosted a virtual gathering to explore what various faith traditions teach about humanity's responsibility to care for creation. Secular Franciscan Ms. Kelly Moltzen,…

In Conversation With Friar John Burkhard

Friar John J. Burkhard OFM Conv, PhD, taught systematics at the former Washington Theological Union; at Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota; and in Ghana, West Africa. He writes primarily on…

Mission to the People of Amazonia

Friar Erick Marin of the Central American Custody Mary, Mother of the Poor, departs in early February on mission to the people of Amazonia.He was born in Costa Rica and joined…