Active Agents of Mission: Forming Secular Franciscans for Engagement
What We Mean by Mission and Engagement For the Secular Franciscan, mission is not a program we opt into — it is the consequence of our response to God’s call […]
The Letters of St Clare: A Masterwork in Prayer
Monthly Spiritual Message, August 2026 By Fr Joe McKay OFM Among the small handful of writings that survive from St Clare of Assisi, the four letters she sent to St […]
Franciscan Study Course 2026-27
The Franciscan Institute of Spirituality at the Pontifical University Antonianum, in collaboration with the Pontifical Theological Faculty Seraphicum, is one again offering a two-year online course that addresses some important […]
Two Hearts Seeking God: Bonaventure and Aquinas on Knowing and Loving Him
Monthly Spiritual Message, July 2026 By Fr Joe McKay OFM “Ascend then, O my soul, and do not delay; direct your steps toward the summit of the mountain where God […]
National Newsletter Winter 2026
The Southern Tau: OFS National Newsletter, Winter 2026 Please click on the image below to read the Winter Edition of the Newsletter Newsletter, the Southern Tau, To read past editions […]
The Young Franciscan Winter 2026
The Young Franciscan Winter 2026 Please click on the image below to download the Winter Edition of the Young Franciscan To read past editions please visit the Young Franciscan page
What is our Franciscan Vision for this world?
Monthly Spiritual Message, June 2026 PP Capuchin Spiritual Assistant Working Towards a Universal Civilisation of Fraternity and Love: The Holy See, after the World Wars in the 20th century[1] has […]
Formation in Franciscan Spirituality
Monthly Spiritual Message, May 2026 PP Capuchin Spiritual Assistant The formation of Secular Franciscans must not be confined to Franciscan sources alone. It must ultimately be seen as part of […]
Franciscan Waymakers
The arrival of the first Franciscans in Australia has left footprints that are a source of inspiration for future generations By Joanna Lamek OFS The first Franciscan footsteps in Australia […]
Jubilee Year Pilgrimage – Sydney
In this Jubilee Year of St Francis, members of the Secular Franciscan Order in New South Wales hosted a Lenten pilgrimage from St Fiacre’s Church, Leichhardt, to the tomb of […]