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The Oldest Image of Alexander of Hales
Aaron Gies   |   July 13, 2021
Church | Spirituality

There has long been a running informal dialogue about images of Alexander of Hales: where the few that exist are to be found and whether more may yet be discovered.

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Ignatius Brady Lecture Series
David Couturier   |   July 12, 2021
Church | Spirituality

The Ignatius Brady, O.F.M., Memorial Endowment Lecture, presented annually by the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University, is being offered this year as a five-lecture series.

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Rene Girard and Franciscan Consciousness
Krijn Pansters   |   July 6, 2021
Society | Spirituality

Just as the deforming act of desire produced a system of violence based on rivalry, so the reforming act of God produces a system of nonviolence based on love.

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Franciscan Intellectual-Spiritual Tradition
Krijn Pansters   |   July 5, 2021
Church | Spirituality

The Commission on the Franciscan Intellectual-Spiritual Tradition, part of the Order’s English-speaking Conference, has now added the word “Spiritual” to its title.

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Academic Roger Bacon Conference
David Couturier   |   June 29, 2021
Church | Ethics

The Franciscan Institute requests proposals for scholarly papers and complete panels for this conference dedicated to Roger Bacon’s Moralis Philosophia.

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