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On this journey, we will be accompanied by St. Pio of Pietrelcina, more commonly known as Padre Pio. This humble Capuchin friar embodied the true spirit of walking with Christ throughout his life.
St. Francis told us to “begin again,” but first we need to rebuild the ruins in and around us.
Franciscans believe that God’s trajectory in the world is a humble one. God poured God’s very self into the universe, setting it into motion, and also became human through the person of Jesus Christ. So, what are the implications of the humility of God, this incarnational trajectory of the divine, in a world of difference and political tension?
The following is an excerpt from Franciscan Media’s interview with Garrett Galvin, OFM, the president of the Franciscan School of Theology, for Ep. 7 of our Off the Page Podcast.
There weren’t ecologists in the Middle Ages, at least by our modern understanding of environmentalism. But St. Francis changed all that with a new vision of creation as a reflection of God’s love and the Incarnation.
St. Francis established three different Orders. The first one is for the friars; the second is for nuns, such as the Poor Clares; and the third is the Secular Franciscan Order.
Saint Mary Major Basilica is one of the four major churches in Rome known as patriarchal basilicas. It is the largest church in the world honoring Mary. This day is also known as the feast of Our Lady of the Snows because of the Blessed Mother’s intercession during a crisis in that city.
