On July 4, Franciscans celebrate the memory of St. Elizabeth (Isabel) of Portugal, Secular Franciscan (1271-1336), known in her lifetime as a great peacemaker. (In the United States, her feast is observed on July 5 since July 4 is Independence Day.)
On July 4, Franciscans celebrate the memory of St. Elizabeth (Isabel) of Portugal, Secular Franciscan (1271-1336), known in her lifetime as a great peacemaker. (In the United States, her feast is observed on July 5 since July 4 is Independence Day.)
On July 1, all Catholics in the United States join Franciscans in celebrating the memorial of Saint Junipero Serra (1713-1774), the "Apostle of California." (Elsewhere, his feast day is August 28, his date of death.)
On June 22, Catholics celebrate the memory of St. Thomas More (1478-1535), celebrated humanist, author, statesman, devoted father and husband, who died as a martyr on July 6, 1535. According to longstanding tradition, he was a Secular Franciscan.
On June 30, the Franciscan family honors the memory of Blessed Ramon Llull, a Secular Franciscan scholar committed to mission to the Islamic world (1232-1316).
"Eucharist and Ecology: Pope Francis' Liturgical Theology of Caring for Our Common Home" by Christopher M. O'Brien is the latest lecture of the Franciscan Zoom Lecture Series, hosted by the Franciscan School of Theology at the University of San Diego.
"Sacred and Social: The Person as the Foundation of Catholic Social Teaching" by Kenneth Himes, OFM, PhD is the latest lecture of the Franciscan Zoom Lecture Series, hosted by the Franciscan School of Theology at the University of San Diego.
"Francis of Assisi: Our Master Teacher of the Virtue of Empathy" by Bill Cook, PhD is the latest lecture of the Franciscan Zoom Lecture Series, hosted by the Franciscan School of Theology at the University of San Diego.
In this presentation, Sarah Knowles, OSF will explore handing on the Franciscan charism in a small university.
In this presentation, Christopher O'Brien, PhD will explore Pope Francis’s thought on the relationship between Eucharist and ecology, especially as articulated in his encyclical, Laudato Si’, and in his apostolic letter on liturgical formation, Desiderio Desideravi.
In this presentation, Kenneth Himes, OFM, PhD will discuss the theological underpinnings of Catholic social thought for today.
