Below are links to various on-line resources we have come across that may of interest. Please feel free to contact the webmaster if you would like to add links to this list.

Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order

Books

• The Little Flowers of St. Francis: The Little Flowers of St. Francis consists of fifty-three chapters on the life of St. Francis written by an anonymous author in the latter part of the 14th century. It is the source of many of the stories, legends, and miracles about both Francis and his early followers. It is not considered historical, but over the centuries is has probably been the most popular book on Francis.
• The Legend of St. Francis by the Three Companions was written in 1246, twenty years after Francis’ death, by three of Francis’ companions, brothers Angelo, Leo, and Rufino. (“Legend,” in this case, means “required reading.”) This is the 1902 translation by E.G. Salter. Here is the Google Books copy. (Thanks, Christina!)

Shopping

• Franciscan Resources offers Secular Franciscan-themed items, including books, crosses, rosaries & chaplets, clothing, collectables, etc.

Retreat Centers (Not necessarily Franciscan)

• St. Joseph Retreat Center, Cohasset, MA
• “Pacem in Terris (Peace on Earth) is a Franciscan Center of Spirituality called to serve God’s people through prayer and by providing the opportunity to retreat into the silence and solitude of a simple hermitage environment.” (Located in Isanti, Minnesota.)

Publishers

• Franciscan Institue Publications
• Tau Publishing
• American Catholic (books)
• St. Anthony Messenger (periodical)
• Franciscan Herald Press, at Open Library (older books, some in ebook format)
• Franciscan Media

Education

• Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, NM, founded by Fr. Richard Rohr OFM
• Institute for Contemporary Franciscan Life at St. Francis University in Loretto, PA
• Online Certificate in Franciscan Studies from the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL
• Neumann Institute for Franciscan Studies at Neumann University in Aston, PA