This free mini-course, held over three Saturdays, provided Secular Franciscans with a faithful and contemporary view of Jesus, as He is presented in the Letters of Paul and the Synoptic Gospels.
The story of the Franciscans' arrival, and the growth of the Order up until c.1257/1258, is related by the chronicler Thomas of Eccleston In his De Adventu Fratrum Minorum in Angliam.
These are educated works without the all-too-frequent scholarly jargon meant to be provocative, inspirational, and accessible reading.
How can we make the values and virtues of religious orders fruitful for social engagement and personal growth through an online learning platform?
Opportunities to deepen our faith can come to us anywhere — especially in nature, where the beauty of God’s creation is on full display.