Transitus 2020 Via Zoom - 10/3 at 6:30pm

You are invited to join us on Saturday, October 3rd at 6:30pm for a reflective, prayerful evening to commemorate the Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi. We will be joined by Fr. Franklin Fong, OFM. If you are able and can do so safely, have a candle to light and a small piece of bread to be symbolically blessed as part of the evening prayer. Please contact Laura Chun at chun-ofs@att.net for the Zoom details.

Franciscan School of Theology - Thursday, 10/1 at 7pm

FST is sharing a Zoom Lecture on The Franciscan Path of Beauty: A Via Pulchritudinis on Thursday, 10/1 at 7pm by Mary Beth Ingham, CSJ. Sr. Mary Beth traces out the transformative cycle that underpins the Franciscan spiritual vision. This cycle begins with a profound experience of beauty and the gift of all that exists. Following the cycle of enlightenment and conversion, we are invited to become artists of beauty in the world around us.  Register Here

SLR Fraternity October Gathering Sunday, 10/11/2020

Our October Gathering will be on Sunday, October 11th on Zoom at 1:00pm PT. ​
For those that would like to learn more about our Secular Franciscan fraternity, please contact us - we'd love to hear from you. Please continue to keep all those impacted by the Coronavirus in your prayers. ​You can find our Franciscan ‘Blessing of the Sick’  prayer as a PDF here.

Pocket Bonaventure - A Wonderful New Resource!

Fr. Tom Herbst, OFM has shared that his new and rather whimsical book- 'Pocket Bonaventure' has been published!! Learn more about the book here.  The book was originally conceived of by a group of students who took a course on Bonaventure from Fr. Tom at San Luis Rey and laid the book out based on their notes. Fr. Tom revised, otherwise jazzed up, and illustrated...and presto! Way fun!  Please check out Tau Publishing for all sorts of great Franciscan resources.

Message from the Minister Provincial on Racism

Fr. David Gaa, OFM

Fr. David Gaa OFM, the Minister Provincial of the Franciscan Province of St. Barbara, has written an open letter to his White Sisters and Brothers who are Roman Catholic. In it he addresses the evil of systemic racism. He argues that racism is a spiritual wound and invites us to walk forward together as we struggle for a world of racial equality. Read his letter here.

Message from the Minister General on Coronavirus

Tibor Kauser, OFS

Our Minister General of the global Secular Franciscan Order, Tibor Kauser, says, ‘Solidarity and fraternal life becomes a new meaning’ in times such as these. He asks us to pray for all those impacted by Coronavirus.  Tibor has written a letter to the entire Secular Franciscan Order. You can find it here. 

Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University

'Franciscan Connections' is a partnership between the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University and the the Franciscan Study Center at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. Their intent is to connect the best of Franciscan learning with the wider world of scholars, educated professionals and communities of practice.  Visit frequently to see all the very relevant and timely resources.

Retreat Center Programs

Mission San Luis Rey Retreat Center offers a variety of Retreats, Programs, and Events with more always being added. To learn more and to Register go to the Retreat Center website.  The Retreat Center is a ministry of the Franciscan Friars Province of Saint Barbara.

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Christ, the gift of the Father's love, is the way to him, the truth into which the Holy Spirit leads us,
and the life which he has come to give abundantly.
From the Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order