Franciscan Connections: Blog Now Also in Dutch

A Dutch version of our blog www.franciscanconnections.com is now online: www.franciscaans.nu

Essays in Honor of Michael W. Blastic, O.F.M.

This volume is a collection of essays written by colleagues and friends in honor of Michael W. Blastic, O.F.M., on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

Francis of Assisi: A Patron Saint for Patients?

As he himself endured horrific and ineffective medieval medical treatments, St. Francis of Assisi was credited with curing the sufferers of a disease that, like Covid-19, originated in animals.

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Franciscan Connections is an international Franciscan blog that connects, communicates, and conveys the best of Franciscan learning in the twenty-first century.

St. Francis And Mental Health Challenges

St Francis of Assisi was once a person who was excluded, ostracized, and ridiculed. Eventually this turned to exaltation, glorification, and canonization.