Franciscan Spirit

‘If living with less, even temporarily, helped me to understand the values of St. Francis a bit better, then it's an experience I'm happy to have had.’

With a little creativity, you can find many ways to interweave your life with prayer. Here are 10 suggestions.

Studies cite the physical, mental, and social benefits of volunteering—three ingredients to overall wellness.

In this Year of St. Joseph, it's good to remember Joseph was a real man, a real husband, and a real father, who experienced all the ups and downs that go with those roles.


St. Francis understood that, by accepting our responsibility to care for water, we will say, “Thank you,” to God, the giver of water and life.

This popular Franciscan saint left behind a structured and renewed Franciscan Order and a body of work all of which glorifies his major love—Jesus.