Energy Transition in the Franciscan Renewal Center

Energy Transition in the Franciscan Renewal Center

Paradise Valley, Arizona The Franciscan Renewal Center (FRC) – affectionately known as “the Casa” – was founded in 1951 by the Order of Friars Minor, part of the worldwide Franciscan family.  The Casa works cooperatively with the Diocese of Phoenix, and...
This little light of mine, i’m gonna let it shine

This little light of mine, i’m gonna let it shine

This little light of mine, i’m gonna let it shine[1] Fr. Mike Lasky, a Conventual friar who resides at the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, Maryland speaks glowingly about the Franciscans’ solar array located on the spacious grounds his community has. ...
Energy Transition is Even More Than Embracing Brother Sun

Energy Transition is Even More Than Embracing Brother Sun

In 2015, a Franciscan Parish of Immaculate Conception in Durham, North Carolina, became certified as a Green parish by GreenFaith, a global, multi-faith climate and the environmental movement https://greenfaith.org/. Since then, the parish had continued to build on...