The Canticle of the Creatures
The Canticle of the Creatures is a hymn of praise that recapitulates Francis's journey to God in and through the beautiful things of creation. For Francis all creation became a theophany, a manifestation of...
Franciscan Spirituality – A Franciscan Language for the 21st Century
By William J. Short, OFM Excerpts from the original article published on The AFCU Journal: A Franciscan Perspective on Higher Education, vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 2004). Published by Neumann University, Aston, PA. Human...
Franciscan Friars in the Great Northwest
Meet the Franciscan friars of the Great Northwest! At present, we have two major fraternities (houses) of friars in the region: one with a concentration of men living and working in the Portland, Oregon...
Franciscan Spirituality
Time, Hospitality, and Eucharist: The Road to Emmaus By Daniel P. Horan, OFM Originally Posted May 4, 2014 Last week’s Gospel featuring the so-called “doubting” Thomas, one of the Twelve also called Didymus, tends...
Letters From Vietnam by Friar James Seiffert
In September, 2016 our brother, Friar James Seiffert, left California for an extended mission immersion experience in Vietnam as a guest of our confreres there. Here are some excerpts from his letters home to...
Ministry Spotlight—Alberto Villafan
“GOD HAS PLANS FOR US… AND GOD IS IN CHARGE” —FRIAR ALBERTO VILLAFAN IN GUADALUPE, ARIZONA It’s 7 o’clock on a Saturday morning–another muggy day in Phoenix. Father Alberto has been up since 5...
Franciscan Spirituality
Christ-Centered Franciscan Spirituality is an incarnational, earthy spirituality. God is close to creation, not far away, “up there.” As St. Bonaventure put it, God bends down to us, lifting us up. Franciscan spirituality reveres...
Friar Spotlight—John Gibbons
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE FRIAR JOHN GIBBONS ON MISSION IN SIBERIA Friar John Gibbons, a native of Beaverton, Oregon, was back in the USA recently to visit family and friends, and to seek donations...