Franciscan Spirituality
Franciscan Leadership Today
Sara P. Marks challenges the limits of other leadership models and explores a more collaborative, adaptive approach rooted in Franciscan values like sine proprio—leading without ownership, even of our own ideas. She invites listeners into a conversation about Franciscan leadership that prioritizes relationship, mutuality, and humble listening in a divided world.
The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton
Daniel P. Horan, PhD, a longtime Thomas Merton scholar, professor, and author of The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton, sits down to discuss how the Franciscan tradition helped shape the journey and spirituality of Thomas Merton, one of the 20th ...
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Sister Saints: Clare of Assisi’s Letters to Agnes of Prague
The focus of this special feast day episode is St. Clare of Assisi’s remarkable, poetic letters to another woman of nobility, St. Agnes of Prague.
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Saint Bonaventure: Beauty, Light, and the Journey Into God
Discover the timeless wisdom of St. Bonaventure, the Seraphic Doctor, in this special Feast Day episode of the Franciscan Spirit Podcast. Dr. Timothy Weldon, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Saint Francis, explores Bonaventure’s theology of beauty, light, the ...
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A Poet’s Approach to the Canticle of the Creatures
St. Francis' poem “Canticle of the Creatures” contains rich theology and story but what about its beauty as a poem?
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A 50-Month Journey Into Franciscan Poverty
Eunice Park discusses her 50-month journey into Franciscan poverty
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The Piazza: Franciscan Encounter in a Disconnected Age