During a GENERAL AUDIENCE on 27 January 2010 in Paul VI Audience Hall, Pope Benedict XVI elaborates on St. Francis of Assisi. The following is an except, you can access the entire text here. “From love for Christ stems love for others and also for all God’s creatures. This is yet another characteristic trait of Francis’ spirituality: the sense […]
What is Purity of Heart?
The following video explores a conversation between Brother Leo and St. Francis.
History of the Franciscan Crown Rosary
The Franciscan Crown (or Seraphic Rosary) is a rosary consisting of seven decades in commemoration of the Seven Joys of the Virgin, namely, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity of Jesus, the Adoration of the Magi, the Finding in the Temple, the Resurrection of Jesus, and the Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin. The Franciscan Crown has been called the Franciscan Rosary, the Seraphic Rosary or the Rosary […]
St. Francis and the Sultan
In 1219, St. Francis went to Egypt in an attempt to convert the Sultan. This podcast explores some aspects of this encounter and how the meeting of St. Francis and the Sultan can serve as a model of peace and brotherhood. Listen here: When St. Francis crossed enemy lines to meet the Sultan Malek el-Kamil during […]
What is the Franciscan Tau Cross?
The Tau Cross, also called the Cross of Tau, the Franciscan Tau Cross, the Cross of St. Francis, and the Cross of St. Anthony, is a simple cross, based on the Greek Τ, which is pronounce taw. In Hebrew the letter is pronounced the same but written as x. It predates the cross of the crucifixion, and for this reason it is also called the Old Testament cross. […]