Tag: Franciscan Formation
38th UCOB Winter Franciscan Studies Course
On July 13-24, 2026, the 38th Winter Franciscan Studies Course took place at the St. Francis of Assisi Formation House in Brasília, Federal District,...
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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As a child I used...
“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...
Rayaq: First Mass for the Feast of St. Clare at the Site of the...
The Poor Clares have been in Lebanon since February 2026 to establish a new monastery. On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, they celebrated the Mass...
USA: National Elective Assembly Held at the National Center of the Militia of the...
On August 7–9, 2026, the National Center of the Militia of the Immaculata (M.I.) in the United States held its National Elective Assembly. The...
Colombia: Fraternal Visit and Support for Formation in the Custody of St. Francis of...
From August 1–9, 2026, I, Friar Bernardino HOSPITAL POSADA, Secretary General for Formation, made a fraternal visit to the Provincial Custody of St. Francis...
Rivotorto: 2026 FIMP Second Novitiate
From July 12 to August 9, 2026, the Conventual Franciscan friary adjacent to the Shrine of the Sacro Tugurio of Rivotorto in Assisi...
Ghana: Solemn Profession and Silver Jubilee in the Custody of St. Anthony
At 9:00 a.m. on August 8, 2026, one day after the conclusion of the second and final part of their Ordinary Custodial Chapter, the...