A partnership between the Franciscan Study Center at Tilburg University, NL and the Franciscan Institute at Saint Bonaventure University, NY
Trust and the Franciscan Tradition

Drawing on the ideas and examples of St. Francis and those he inspired, this conference will seek to provide fresh resources for conceiving of and developing trust.

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The Laudato Si’ Action Platform
The Editors    |   June 2, 2022
Church | Ecology

The Laudato Si’ Action Platform is a space to learn and grow together as we journey towards full sustainability in the holistic spirit of integral ecology. 

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A Franciscan Spirituality of Discernment
The Editors    |   June 1, 2022
Spirituality

In recent years, a form of Franciscan discernment has been developed, calling the followers of St. Francis to be “contemplative fraternities in mission.”

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“The Highest Poverty”
The Editors    |   May 25, 2022

As consumers we are often not assisting to a general trend towards the adoption of sustainable behaviours where waste is seen as a resource rather than rubbish.

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Franciscan Books and their Readers
The Editors    |   May 24, 2022
Society | Spirituality

The book explores the manuscripts written, read, and studied by Franciscan friars from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries in Northern Italy, and specifically Padua.

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