Friars and their partners-in-ministry commemorated a philosopher, theologian and doctor of the church — St. Bonaventure – this month with a variety of athletic, social, spiritual and academic events. Commemorations began a week before the July 15 feast of St. Bonaventure, the seventh general minister of the Order of Friars Minor and affectionately called the Franciscans’ “other saint.” In Western …
Seasonal Reflection: Feast of St. Bonaventure
As July 15 and the feast of St. Bonaventure nears, a friar writes about St. Bonaventure’s captivation with the word of God, wondering how humanity can transport its destructive and jealous words into a new “word order.” James Vacco, OFM, is stationed at a university and a parish both named for Bonaventure of Bagnoregio. In her book, “Simply Bonaventure,” Sr. Ilia Delio, OSF, …
Edward Coughlin Releases Lecture Series on St. Francis
ALLEGANY, N.Y. — Do we wish to admire or to imitate St. Francis? F. Edward Coughlin, OFM, tackles this powerful question posed by St. Bonaventure in a new lecture series titled “Enkindling Love: The Spiritual Journey of St. Francis According to Bonaventure.” Through 12 scholarly lectures, Edward, vice president for Franciscan mission at St. Bonaventure University, focuses on the image of …