Past Events
2022
Book Club: Franciscan Prayer by Ilia Delio
via Zoom
Book Clubs are held by Franciscan Young Adults every 1st Monday of the month.
In this book on Franciscan Prayer by Sr Ilia Delio, we explore what it means to pray and live the Franciscan way.
2021
November
Conversation with Fr Dan Horan
via Zoom
Frair Dan Horan, OFM is a new generation Franciscan theologian who has written and spoken on Franciscan theology, philosophy and spirituality. He is the author of Dating God: Live and Love in the way of St Francis where he sought to present the foundations of a relationship with God from the unique lens of a millennial friar.
2021
August
Life in the Mission with Fr Gearoid Francisco
via Zoom
Fra Gearóid is an Irish friar who has worked in the Curia in Rome in the Office of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation. Fra Gearóid is currently a missionary in Cuba.
2021
June
Franciscan Contemplation with Poor Clares Galway
via Zoom
The Poor Clares (officially the Order of St Clare or the Second Franciscan Order) are nuns who live together in a cloistered community and take vows of chastity, poverty and obedience. The sisters do not leave their monastery except, to quote St Clare, for “a useful, reasonable, evident and approved purpose”. The Poor Clares spend most of their days in prayer and contemplation. They are the prayer powerhouses of the Franciscan order.
2021
March
Beauty and Franciscan Spirituality with Fr John Quigley
via Zoom
Fra. Quigley is an accomplished public speaker and artist. He leads annual pilgrimages to Rome and Assisi to explore the lives and times of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi. He preaches conferences and presentations based on Franciscan spirituality – in particular, St Francis and John Duns Scotus. Since 2009 he paints in his studio in Cincinnati, Ohio. Read more about him on his website: https://fatherjohnquigley.com/
2021
Book Club: Dating God by Daniel Horan
via Zoom
Book Clubs are held by Franciscan Young Adults every 1st Monday of the month.
Through this book, Friar Dan encourages us to see our relationship with God in a new perspective, and to see St Francis’s spirituality in a new light, inviting us into a more intimate relationship with our Creator.
2020
December
Conversation with Fr Casey Cole
via Zoom
Friar Casey is the friar priest behind the popular YouTube channel Breaking in the Habit. He is also the author of Called: What Happens After Saying Yes To God, and Let Go: Seven Stumbling Blocks to Christian Discipleship
2020
December
Conversation with Fr Murray Bodo
via Zoom
In Conversation with Friar Murray Bodo, OFM – the well-loved author of many Franciscan spiritual texts such as Enter Assisi and Francis: The Journey and the Dream.
2020
September
Talk by Franciscan International
via Zoom
Franciscans International is a non-profit, non-governmental human rights organisation which advocates at the United Nations for the protection of human dignity and environmental justice.
Listen from Friar Markus and Budi about Catholic Social Teaching with Franciscan Perspectives and their experiences at the UN.