Franciscan Spirit

The celebration of Christmas can be meaningless and maddening, especially if you don’t have access to its deep layers of history and symbolism. You may feel frantic looking for gifts, rather than understanding that gift-giving is a way of being ...

All around the United States, people will celebrate the life of this holy Capuchin friar in November.

This month is a time for Americans to celebrate both food and family in our land of plenty. But what happens when plenty becomes too much, when surplus turns into waste?

Outside in my garden is a statue of Saint Francis, patron saint of animals and the environment.

One of the most common questions people have about the end of the world is, simply, “What will happen in the future?”

There have been several Franciscan popes in history, most recently Pope Clement XIV (1769–1774).