Franciscan Federation JPIC Resolution For 2019 – 2020 Welcoming The Refugees, Immigrants, Asylum Seekers Statement of Resolution We, the members of the Franciscan Federation, recognize that we live in a nation at a time when refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers are being turned away from our borders and held in detention centers. We hold our [...]
For Immediate Release: St. Bonaventure’s Franciscan Institute announces 2019-2021 members of Research Advisory Council BONAVENTURE, N.Y., Feb. 1, 2019 — Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., executive director of the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University, has announced the 2019-2021 members of the institute’s Research Advisory Council (RAC). The members are Dr. Timothy Johnson, chair, Flagler College; [...]
FEBRUARY 5, 2019 CONTACT: Pamela Gray Payton Jesse Betancourt University of San Diego [...]
Franciscan Federation Co-Executive Director Search The Franciscan Federation of the Sisters and Brothers of the Third Order Regular of the United States is searching for a Co-Executive Director to begin duties on July 1, 2019. The mission of the Franciscan Federation is to promote the exploration and study of the Third Order Regular charism [...]
Praise be you my Lord, through Sister Water, so useful, humble and precious and pure (CtC7). World Water Day is celebrated March 22nd and this year’s theme is ‘Nature for Water’ – exploring nature-based solutions (NBS) to the water challenges we face in the 21st century. (http://worldwaterday.org/) NBS clearly reflects the harmonious interrelationships core to a [...]
Franciscan Federation Asks For Prayers For The Victims And Families In The Florida School Shooting “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace!” (Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi) The Franciscan Federation, Third Order Regular, of the Sisters and Brothers in the United States continues to pray for the victims and families of [...]
In Memoriam Sister Ann Carville OSF Executive Director Franciscan Federation 1981 - 1988 Sister Ann Carville OSF Welcomed to eternal life, February 3, 2018 Just Imagine The funnier the card, the faster it found its way to 146 Hawthorne Rd – only to be shared all over the Motherhouse – even [...]