Sultan Malik al-Kamil
The Hard Road of Conversion
Christopher Heffron
July 24, 2026
Imagine the logistics and the dangers St. Francis and his companion navigated to bring his message of peace—especially to a man from another culture.
St. Francis and His Time with the Sultan
Pat McCloskey, OFM
February 3, 2026
How did St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malik al-Kamil become friends?
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I’d Like to Say: We Need to Stop ‘Othering’
Christopher Heffron
May 24, 2024
The time-honored practice of othering those who differ from us is eating away at our Christian call to love one another.
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Sister Kathy Warren, OSF: A Franciscan Journey of Renewal, Dialogue, and Service
John Stegeman
March 25, 2024
A Franciscan spirit and the changes of the Second Vatican Council would lead her on a remarkable journey.
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Meeting Sultan Malik al-Kamil: St. Francis in a Foreign Land
Omer Englebert
March 1, 2024
The deep friendship and rich dialogue between St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malik al-Kamil centuries ago can inform interfaith dialogue in our own times.
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Strangers to Brothers: St. Francis and the Sultan
Murray Bodo, OFM
December 27, 2023
St. Francis and the Sultan's meeting, centuries ago, has much to teach us.
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Building Peace in a Nation Divided