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OFM Franciscan Friars:
This is the place which gives you up-to-date information about the whole Order throughout the world. It is the website of the General Curia in Rome where the Minister General and his staff live and work. They form an international fraternity which is as large as many a Province of the Order. Here is a directory of all the conferences of the Order, its provinces, houses, centres of study, the general administration, and loads of other things you didn’t know you wanted to know, as well as recent texts and documents relating to everything going on in the Order at the international level.
Fraternitas:
This is a monthly newsletter published in Rome in eight languages giving news of events in the Order throughout the world. The link below will take you to a list of every issue published in the past few years, from which you can select and view any one either as a Word document or in pdf. The latter is preferable, as it alone gives you the full layout in columns, pictures and colour.
http://62.101.102.11/ofmnews/ofmorg/00fra.php
Franciscans International:
Franciscans International represents the whole Franciscan Family at the United Nations as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) of the highest status. The link below will lead you to its website where you can learn about its activities and download its many publications.
http://www.franciscansinternational.org
The Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land:
This is the website describing every aspect of the Franciscan presence in the Holy Land, the most precious mission of the Order.
The Terra Sancta Education Trust
This is a new registered charity supporting the Christian Children of the Holy Land. In its first year it has already carried out many projects which you can read about on this website.
http://www.terrasanctaeducation.org
The Franciscan International Study Centre:
Link to the Franciscan International Study Centre at Canterbury, England. This centre provides courses for Franciscan Studies and opportunities to deepen Franciscan awareness. Short and long term courses are available.
The Secular Franciscan Order (SFO) in Britain
This is the website of the SFO in the UK and will tell you all that the Secular Franciscan Order is and does. It provides links to many other useful sites.
Franciscan Province of Ireland:
Meet the Franciscans in Ireland. Follow links to their houses, the administration and learn more about the work of the Scholar Friars.
The Franciscan Province of Malta:
An informative site about the Friars in Malta.
Franciscans In the USA:
Here you will find a major directory of all OFM sites and Provinces in the United States. Good links to other sites and areas of interest.
The Franciscan Wikipedia:
Park Place Pastoral Centre:
The Pastoral Centre at Park Place at Wickham near Portsmouth is run by the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of St Mary of the Angels, in conjunction with the Portsmouth Diocese. It offers a location where people of all Faiths, or none, can come together to develop their values, facilitated by a temporary withdrawal from the purely material demands of everyday life, and relax in an environment of peace and calm. Hundreds of individuals and groups have used the Centre for Retreats, Conferences, Days of Reflection and Prayer, In-Service Training Courses, Annual General Meetings, School and Youth Group events, Painting and Calligraphy, Yoga sessions and Holidays. The Centre has a unique Indian / Franciscan ambience with its East / West spirituality. One of our friars is currently the resident chaplain.
http://www.parkplacepastoralcentre.co.uk
Anglican Friars:
The Society of St. Francis official Web site. Details of their life and spirituality, books and publications, contact addresses and vocations discernment.
Catholic Church in England and Wales:
The official website of the Catholic Church in England & Wales with links to many other sites of interest.
http://www.catholicchurch.org.uk
RCNet:
Access to Christian resources designed for Catholic parishes and communities with good links to Catholic Sites including topical essays, and prayers and readings. The RCNet also hosts home pages free of charge for Catholic parishes and schools.
New Advent Catholic Website:
This is an incredibly ample and useful resource site: it contains the whole Catholic Encyclopedia, all the Fathers of the Church and early Christian documents, the Councils, Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologica, and much more, all available at the click of a mouse!
Commission on the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition:
The Franciscan Heritage Series and Intellectual Tradition. This outlines the work of the English-Speaking Conference in reviving the writings and scholarship of Franciscans. There are ongoing projects and details of student centers, courses and publications.
http://www.franciscantradition.org
The Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics:
This exists to help you to explore the Catholic position on bioethical issues. The Linacre Centre is renowned throughout the world for its intellectual and scientific rigour, and its calm common sense. The home page gives direct access to clear and balanced answers regarding all basic pro-life issues and to numerous resources and publications.
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