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 […]
THE EASTER OF ST. FRANCIS 1226-2026
In 2026, the Franciscan Family celebrates 800 years since the passing of St. Francis of Assisi — his “Easter,” when he embraced Sister Death not as an end, but as […]
AN AUSTRALIAN SAINT OF FORGIVENESS?
Before she died at the age of 96 in 2019 in an Adelaide nursing home, Jan Ruff-O’Herne had collected a cupboard of distinctions – the Order of Orange-Nassau, from the […]
Guidelines for Children and Adolescents
Among the specific tasks of our Order, the OFS has a specific educational duty towards children and adolescents, as well as young people, to “bear witness to the Christian faith, […]
Franciscan Resources for Children
St Francis of Assisi is a pretty amazing saint! Children especially are attracted to Francis through his love for all of God’s creation. He is often depicted being flocked by […]
Two Towering Figures
Together with so many from around Australia and the world, the Secular Franciscan Order in Australia mourns the recent loss of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, and Cardinal George Pell, both […]