Franciscan Spirit Podcast
The Crucified God: Love, Lack, and Liberation
Peter Rollins, PhD, Pete unpacks his life project, “pyrotheology,” a provocative theological approach that invites us into an encounter with the mystery, division, and alienation at the heart of reality itself. Pyrotheology’s emphasis on the Crucified God and relationality also makes way in this episode for dialogue about its fascinating overlaps with Franciscan theology.
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 ...
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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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Magnifica Humanitas: Navigating AI with Faith, Wisdom, and Franciscan Joy
In this episode, we dive into one of the most urgent conversations of our time: faith and artificial intelligence, which Pope Leo XIV just explored in his groundbreaking encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas.”
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The Piazza: Franciscan Encounter in a Disconnected Age