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Franciscan School of Theology
What Makes Pope Francis so Franciscan and Why Now?
A timely new wind is blowing the in the Church and society in the person of Pope Francis and in the Franciscan family. What makes this Franciscan message so important for today? A consideration of three themes in the writings of Pope Francis and how they converge with the practices and insights dominant in the Franciscan tradition serves to illuminate our own “moment” and task in the contemporary world. Tune in and find out!

Franciscan Institute
Lesser Ethics: Retrieving the Good Life in the Franciscan Tradition
This interdisciplinary Zoom virtual conference seeks to tease out a new, more relational methodology for ethics in our time.
It does so by addressing the question how we can make the Franciscan intellectual and spiritual tradition, in particular its articulation of moral goodness and concern for the common good, relevant and fruitful for a present-day ethical practice.

Durham University Centre for Catholic Studies
Franciscan Studies Summer School
In partnership with key Franciscan congregations, Durham University’s Centre for Catholic Studies (CCS) is launching a two-week online Franciscan Studies Summer School, an exciting opportunity to encounter the riches of Franciscan theology, history, and spirituality and explore their relevance for today. Students will learn from world experts in Franciscan studies through video lectures and live Zoom sessions and interact with participants from across the globe in small-group seminars.
The flexible online format means that you can take part from anywhere and fit the courses around your schedule, with the option to take one or more courses as you choose. Two public lectures by leading scholars are open to all, whether or not you are registered for a course. Registration for lecture-only tickets (£5) will open on April 19, 2021.
Courses offered include:
- With William Short, OFM (main lecture) and Jacques Dalarun (public lecture)
- This weeklong course introduces the foundational figures of Francis and Clare of Assisi. Pioneering a new approach to forming Christian community in the thirteenth century, their vision of a form of life “according to the gospel” drew criticism from many in their day, yet it endures today in the Franciscan Family worldwide. This course explores the basic elements of that life, its distinctiveness then and now, and the possibilities it offers to those seeking Christian life in common today.
- Includes a public lecture by Prof. Jacques Dalarun: “Clare of Assisi and Thomas of Celano: An Essential Relationship”
- COST: £75
