Apr 29, 2020 | Care for Creation, Issues
FAN Member Carolyn D. Townes, OFS is the National Animator of Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation for the U.S. Secular Franciscan Order and has developed a resource she is sending out to the Secular Franciscan family in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth...
Apr 27, 2020 | Care for Creation, Issues
Each year, Franciscans gather at the Ecumenical Advocacy Days’ (EAD) annual conference to build relationships, hear about advocacy opportunities and take action together. Because of the pandemic, the in-person gathering was cancelled and the Franciscan Action...
Apr 23, 2020 | Issues, Money in Politics
The Franciscan Action Network (FAN) is a proud leader of the Faithful Democracy coalition. This is a multifaith coalition of faith-based organizations, houses of worship and congregations working together for a just and representative democracy. With the...
Apr 23, 2020 | Immigration, Issues
Faith communities across traditions have repeatedly demonstrated an unwavering commitment to immigrant youth and their families. Over the years, the Franciscan Action Network has joined other advocates by signing on to letters, making statements, and engaging in...
Apr 20, 2020 | Care for Creation, Issues
As followers of the patron saint of ecology, Franciscans are used to gathering at rallys and vigils for the climate, as in the above photo from a Washington Rally in 2017. Due to the coronavirus, this year Franciscans all over the country are virtually marking the...
Apr 9, 2020 | Care for Creation, Issues
In a newsletter I receive from the Little Portion Farm (a ministry of the Franciscan Friars Conventual, Our Lady of the Angels Province in Ellicott City, MD) the Farm & Outreach Coordinator, Matt Jones wrote about the coping we are all going through as our society...
