franciscanponderings

Pope Francis has frequently spoken of St Francis and how his life and message are particularly relevant to the Church of our time. ...

The Irish Jesuit Michael Paul Gallagher likens Christian faith to the first smile of an infant: “For weeks you smile and express your lo...

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, is chairing the G8 Summit that began in Northern Ireland today. He received a letter from Pope F...

Below is a letter to our local TDs (members of parliament) in which Irish Franciscan Friars (OFM) express their deep concern about propo...

  "How good and how pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!" (Ps 133:1) The Irish Provincial Minister, Hugh McKenn...

I live by the sea and I often watch the gulls hover in the wind. They know the art of working with the wind. They let the wind carry t...

  Matthew Kelly in the The Rhythm of Life writes, "It would be lovely if our souls growled every time they were hungry the way our...