Light Dispelling Darkness
Completion of Franciscan Social Theatre Project for Ukrainians
Light Dispelling Darkness
On February 2-6, 2023, a follow up training for the new facilitators of the Franciscan...
Roman VI Meeting: JPIC Representatives of the Franciscan Family
On February 15, 2023, members of Roman VI gathered at the General Curia of the Capuchin Franciscans in Rome. They were also invited...
A Culture of Care in the Amazon: Part III
Friar Erick G. MARÍN CARBALLO, OFM Conv. lives with other religious and laity who are part of his itinerant team. Their shared life is an example of holy simplicity.
A Christmas Prayer for our Ukrainian Friars and the People of Ukraine
Since the war began, we have been praying for the safety and well-being of our friars and the people of Ukraine. As the war...
Fraternal JPIC Visit to the Custody of St. Francis in Colombia
(November 19 - December 2, 2022) Having spent fifteen days in the Amazon, I arrived in Bogotà, Colombia and was able to preside and...
JPIC Visit to the CFF Houses of Initial Formation
During December of 2022, the Delegate General for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation, (JPIC) Friar Michael LASKY, visited the formation houses of the...
A Culture of Care in the Amazon: Part II
Navigating the Amazon
in New Paths of Conversion in Maués
and the Community of São Sebastião
For me it was an adventure, for Friar Erick G....
A Culture of Care in the Amazon: Part I – Manaus, Brazil
Several days before my trip to the Amazon in the first half of November, Friar Erick G. MARÍN CARBALLO, OFM Conv., asked what I...
From the Tomb of St. Francis to YouTube
The Letter: A Message for Our Earth
After the early morning Mass in the Lower Basilica in Assisi, on the Feast of St. Francis, I...
Retreat in Lebanon – JPIC: Franciscan DNA
In early September, 2022, I was fortunate to be able to make my annual retreat in Lebanon with the friars of the Custody of...