The Franciscan Institute engages in research, publications and academic conferences, workshops and seminars on the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition.
The appeal of Francis' spirituality flows from his selfless conformity to Christ as the human presence of God, corporally identified by his passion with the poor, outcast, and infirm.
Lent is a time when the Church gives us an opportunity to strip away our masks and put away the Pollyannaish platitudes that keep us functioning in the fast lane of life.
Thoraya Maronesy makes films "with strangers, about strangers, for strangers" and this "in order to share real stories and hope that it may lead to positive change."
A new article by fr. Joachim Ostermann has appeared in Church Life Journal on philosophy as an intensely personal pursuit, as something not just learned, but done.