2020: A Franciscan Moment

2020: A Franciscan Moment

Description: The year 2020 has been a challenge for our nation. It has been a year like no other. Yet, its challenges call for Franciscan values. This is a Franciscan moment. Our mission at Franciscan Action Network is to promote and advocate for Franciscan values in...
Help us meddle in politics, as Pope Francis urges

Help us meddle in politics, as Pope Francis urges

Oftentimes, we are asked by our members and friends, how is it that FAN can accomplish so much with such a small staff? The answer is simple: my small staff is willing to go above and beyond. Jason Miller is our Director of Campaigns and Development and co-chairs the...
One-to-One Relational Meetings

One-to-One Relational Meetings

Relationships have always been central to Franciscanism. St. Francis did not base his movement on praying or believing a certain way, like other religious groups before him, but let the movement grow out of transformed relationships among people and with the rest of...
Help us Nurture, Cherish, and Care for God’s Creation

Help us Nurture, Cherish, and Care for God’s Creation

This month we celebrate the 5th anniversary of Laudato Si’ – the environmental encyclical of Pope Francis that calls on the faithful to take up our moral responsibility to defend, nurture, and care for Creation. The encyclical is a powerful call to remember that...
We need your help

We need your help

Covid-19 has devastated normalcy and we pray for all the families tragically struck by this disease. Most at risk are those in whom we, as Christians, are called to see the face of God – the homeless, those in poverty, those without healthcare, the discriminated...