Franciscan Spirit Podcast
The Catholic Imagination
Angela Alaimo O'Donnell, PhD
June 13, 2025
Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, PhD, teaches English, Creative Writing, and courses in American Catholic Studies at Fordham University in New York City. She also serves as …
Listening, Following, Re-Discovering, Healing
Maureen O'Brien
May 30, 2025
Maureen O’Brien’s award-winning short stories and poems have been published widely in magazines and anthologies. She lives in Connecticut, where she taught creative writing to teenagers for 25 years. She holds an MA in creative writing and a BA in ...
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Pope Leo XIV: From Missionary to Pontiff
James Sabak, OFM
May 19, 2025
On May 8, 2025, Robert Francis Prevost was elected Bishop of Rome and took the name Pope Leo XIV. In this special episode, Father Jim Sabak, OFM, a Franciscan friar of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and Deacon ...
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The Life and Legacy of Pope Francis
Franciscan Media
May 2, 2025
On April 21, 2025, Easter Monday, people around the world awoke to the news that Pope Francis had passed away at the age of 88. This episode is a compilation of both published and unpublished interviews where guests talk about ...
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How the Canticle Invites a Spirituality of Letting Go
Darleen Pryds, PhD
April 11, 2025
Darleen Pryds, PhD, is the academic director of the Master of Theological Studies-Franciscan Theology online degree at the Franciscan School of Theology (FST) in San Diego, California. She has taught at FST since 2001 and has a special interest in ...
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Franciscanism 101
Sr. Rosemary Stets, OSF
March 25, 2025
Sister Rosemary Stets, OSF, is a Bernardine Franciscan Sister and author of the book Franciscan Field Guide: People, Places, Practices, and Prayers. She has served on the congregational leadership team since 2011. Previously, Sister Rosemary served as Vice-President for Mission at Alvernia ...
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Saint Clare’s Leadership in a Time of Division
Margaret Carney, OSF
February 26, 2025
Sister Margaret Carney, OSF, explains how Saint Clare's leadership structure is needed today.
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