Tag: Franciscan Formation
2025 FALC Franciscan Formation Course: Walking with St. Francis of Assisi
Between September 30 and October 1, 2025, friars from the Federación América Latina Conventuales (FALC) began arriving in Italy in order to participate in...
Online Gatehouse
Franciscan Formation – Inspirations (Part 23).
The friars are to be formed in the good use of social communication. It contributes to human development, to...
Friary and Hermitage
Franciscan Formation – Inspirations (Part 22)
“It is fitting that in each Province and Custody, or in collaboration between several Provinces or Custodies, there be...
“Praying with Your Feet”
Franciscan Formation – Inspirations (Part 21)
“The friars are to remember that they are poor men and pilgrims in this world…”
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“Praised Be You, My Lord, through Our Sister Bodily Death”: A...
“Praised Be You, My Lord, through Our Sister Bodily Death”:
A Meditation on Dying
Franciscan Formation – Inspirations (Part 20)
“The true way to prepare for a...
Venezuela: First Franciscan Formation Meeting
In celebration of the 800th anniversary of the seraphic Father St. Francis receiving the stigmata, the Provincial Custody of Our Lady of Coromoto in...
Entrusting Oneself to Mary
Franciscan Formation – Inspirations (Part 19)
“Following the example of our Seraphic Father and according to the traditions of the Order, the friars are to...
Poland: Franciscan Formation Days
On November 27-29, 2023, a series of Franciscan formation days for the friars of the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar...
Me? A Senior Franciscan?
Franciscan Formation - Inspirations (Part 18)
“For the friar, old age and illness can become a privileged moment of communion with the Lord, the Church...
Youth Ministry: A Challenge?
Franciscan Formation – Inspirations (Part 17)
I counsel, admonish and exhort my brothers in the Lord Jesus Christ not to quarrel or argue or judge...
A Franciscan Prayer for Peace in Every Land
In these difficult days around the world, many communities are suffering from war, displacement, hunger, injustice, and uncertainty. St. Francis greeted every home with...
Croatia: Conclusion of the First Part of the Ordinary Provincial Chapter
On Thursday, March 5, 2026, the Conventual Franciscan Province of St. Jerome in Croatia elected its new Provincial government on the final day of...
“I Have Done What Is Mine; May Christ Teach You What Is Yours!”
The 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis offers countless opportunities for spiritual renewal. It also invites the entire Franciscan family to make...
Poland: Conventuals in Smardzewice Perform the Mystery of the Passion of the Lord
On February 28, 2026, the Mystery of the Passion of the Lord was performed at the Shrine of St. Anne in Smardzewice, near Tomaszów...
Renewing Our Common Home: The Voice of Students in Malta
On February 9, 2026, a group of young students from eleven Church schools in Malta (primary and secondary) took part in the 14th EkoSkola...