Nov 20, 2020 | Issues, Poverty
The Little Portion Farm is a ministry of the Franciscan Friars Conventual, Our Lady of the Angels Province who are FAN Members. It is located on the grounds of The Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, MD. Recently we were contact by Candace Blase, a volunteer at...
Nov 9, 2020 | Immigration, Issues, Poverty
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 shared with us this Migrants Novena, developed by the National Immigration Focus Group of the Secular Franciscan Order....
Sep 12, 2019 | Immigration, Poverty
Sr. Maria Orlandini, OSF was one of the delegation of 75 faith leaders who visited Honduras in March of this year. The trip was made to understand the root causes of migration, to witness in solidarity with the people of Honduras in their struggle for justice, and,...
Jun 1, 2019 | Consistent Ethic of Life, Poverty
Preferred Option for Poor: A Franciscan Perspective We often hear and use the term “preferred option for the poor.” Like many expressions, it is a phrase that gets tossed around without a clear understanding of what it really means. The US Catholic Conference of...
Oct 17, 2013 | Issues, Poverty
By: David B. Couturier, OFM. Cap. Introduction Franciscans have been working internationally at the United Nations to raise awareness about the issue of the trafficking of human persons and other contemporary forms of slavery since the 1980’s.[1] Franciscans have also...
Aug 26, 2013 | Consistent Ethic of Life, Issues, Poverty
By: David B. Couturier, OFM. Cap Originally published 2013 It is estimated that the average American spends about $370.06 of their consumer dollars per week on food, housing, transportation, apparel, health care, entertainment, personal insurance, and other...
