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Loyalty and the Franciscan Spirit

As we mentioned in previous articles, we know that following Jesus Christ means going outside of ourselves and setting out on a journey. However,...

Preaching by Example

Chapter XVII of the Earlier Rule talks about preachers. It can be summarized in the following sentence: “Let all the brothers, beware of all...

In the Bosom of the Church

St. Francis wrote in Chapter XIX of the Earlier Rule: Let all the brothers be, live, and speak as Catholics (Earlier Rule XIX, 1; FF...

Two Ways of Evangelizing

In a world that seems to be moving away from Gospel values, a 13th century man named Francis presents us with two ways that...

War Horse

In Chapter XV of the Earlier Rule, St. Francis forbids riding horseback. Why? How could this passage be relevant for us, men and women...

A Leap of Faith

In previous reflections, we talked about money, work, alms, and of course, poverty. In chapter XIV of the Earlier Rule, when Francis writes about...

No One Is Disposable

As we mentioned in the previous reflections, following Jesus, within Franciscan spirituality, implies embracing a lifestyle based on minority and fraternity. This leads us...

“We Are Not Throwaway”

St. Francis of Assisi had the great sensitivity to devote an entire chapter of the Earlier Rule to sick friars, pointing out that their...

When It Is Necessary, They May Go for Alms

We have seen that St. Francis of Assisi made chapter VIII of the Earlier Rule about the use of money. Chapter IX, on the...

Money: A Double-Edged Tool

In the previous article, we reflected on the way we should serve and work. We looked at concrete ways of carrying out these tasks,...
FN-4-2024

New Fraternus Nuntius 4 – 2024

The fourth issue for 2024 of the Fraternus Nuntius general newsletter has been completed. It contains documents and news covering last October to December. In...

Rome: Jubilee of Artists Features Murals on the Regina Coeli Prison

On January 15-18, 2025, the Dicastery for Culture and Education conducted a cultural initiative entitled, Jubilee of Artists. For this event, each evening, portraits...
Tullio PASTORELL

Born Three Times

Despite two bereavements, a serious illness, and an accident that left him in a wheelchair, Friar Tullio PASTORELLI looks the world straight in the...
Maria Francesco Hwan-seok SEONG

South Korea: Solemn Profession

On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., Friar Maria Francesco Hwan-seok SEONG of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea,...
Oxford

SGAM and SGF – Meetings in Oxford and Dublin

On February 8-11, 2025, Friar Dariusz MAZUREK, the Secretary General for the General Secretariat for Mission Animation (SGAM) together with Friar Piotr STANISŁAWCZYK, the...