Dec 13, 2022 | Environmental Racism, Issues
In the fall of 2022, Franciscan Action Network, the Franciscan Federation and the Franciscan Friars (OFM) US-6 JPIC Working Group offered a 4-part webinar series on Confronting Environmental Racism. The centerpiece of our series consisted of three short documentaries...
Dec 7, 2022 | Care for Creation, FAN, Issues
As Franciscans, we are called to care for all of God’s wondrous creation. Our brother, Pope Francis, invites all people of good will to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor. On January 18, 2023 FAN hosted a screening of The Letter, a film...
Nov 16, 2022 | Care for Creation, Consistent Ethic of Life, FAN, Issues
With a love of lakes and self described passion for all creation, FAN Board Member Sr. Damien Marie Savino, F.S.E., Ph.D. serves as Dean of Science and Sustainability at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI. Her childhood love of nature and the outdoors “opened...
Nov 13, 2022 | Environmental Racism, Issues
In the fall of 2022, Franciscan Action Network, the Franciscan Federation and the Franciscan Friars (OFM) US-6 JPIC Working Group offered a 4-part webinar series on Confronting Environmental Racism. The centerpiece of our series consisted of three short documentaries...
Nov 7, 2022 | Faithful Democracy, FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
As Franciscans, we are called to be peacemakers and to engage actively in public life in harmony with our faith. On Monday November 7th, 2022 Franciscan Action Network hosted a special prayer vigil on the eve of midterm elections. We prayed for the Holy Spirit to...
