A partnership between the Franciscan Study Center at Tilburg University, NL and the Franciscan Institute at Saint Bonaventure University, NY
Foundations of Franciscan Fraternity and Fratelli Tutti
The Editors    |   February 6, 2024
Politics | Society | Spirituality

Exactly what role did the type of fraternity the Pope speaks of play in the life and thought of his thirteenth century namesake?

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Hope
The Editors    |   January 24, 2024
Society

This book views preachers in European culture through the lens of dynamic community language and maps out Franciscan initiatives for confident, peace-seeking theology in detail.

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Four Shapes of Transformation
The Editors    |   January 23, 2024
Spirituality

In this article, Richard Rohr builds upon Ken Wilber's model of four stages (Cleaning Up, Growing Up, Waking Up, and Showing Up) of moral and spiritual development.

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Merry Christmas!
The Editors    |   December 22, 2023
Politics | Church | Ethics | Society | Spirituality | Economy | Ecology | Leadership | Care

The editors and members of the advisory council wish the readers of our blog Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Saint Francis and the Lepers Catch Up with COVID
The Editors    |   December 21, 2023
Society

How Francis lived in relation to a leprosy pandemic makes him a source of insight to as well as a potential critic of contemporary responses to COVID.

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