Just as the deforming act of desire produced a system of violence based on rivalry, so the reforming act of God produces a system of nonviolence based on love.
Rene Girard and Franciscan Consciousness
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Franciscan Intellectual-Spiritual Tradition
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The Commission on the Franciscan Intellectual-Spiritual Tradition, part of the Order’s English-speaking Conference, has now added the word “Spiritual” to its title.
Academic Roger Bacon Conference
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The Franciscan Institute requests proposals for scholarly papers and complete panels for this conference dedicated to Roger Bacon’s Moralis Philosophia.
The Sultan and the Saint
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A volume of 26 articles combining Islamic and Christian perspectives on the encounter of St. Francis with Sultan al-Kamil.
Lesser Ethics Conference - Our Speakers
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The papers at this conference address the question how we can make the Franciscan intellectual and spiritual tradition relevant and fruitful for a present-day ethical practice.