Retreat on Gospel Nonviolence: Breaking Barriers, Binding Wounds, Healing Nations Appropriate for individual or small group reflection, this retreat is based on the December 2020 virtual gathering that brought together more than 500 people from around the world for a three-hour retreat on gospel nonviolence. The video brings together the wisdom of distinguished speakers […]
Retreat on Gospel Nonviolence
MercyHour a new website for the Jubilee Year of Mercy
Join Our MercyHour Each day, God willing, during this Holy Year of Mercy, two Secular Franciscans, Deacon Tom Bello & John Clem, are offering a minor, but daily sustenance for our common pilgrimage closer to Christ and to salvation. We will also be featuring some guest bloggers durign this Jubilee Year of Mercy. This website […]
Laudato Si’ (Praise Be) – Pope Francis’ new Encyclical
Pope Francis has officially released his new Encyclical Laudato Si – On Care for Our Common Home. The Encyclical takes its name from the invocation of Saint Francis, “Praise be to you, my Lord”, in his Canticle of the Creatures. It reminds us that the earth, our common home “is like a sister with […]
New St. Francis App
Come and See: Franciscan Spirituality and Share with New App The new St. Francis App was originally released in December of 2013 in Italian, but was just recently updated in English. Developed by the Italian company Matitegiovanotte in collaboration with the Friars Minor of Assisi, the St. Francis App (San Francesco App) is currently available […]