Franciscan Institute News, Publications & Research

SBU’s Franciscan Institute publishes new book on St. Bonaventure

Nov 18, 2020 | The Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University has published a new volume of articles on the theology, philosophy and spirituality of St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio.

Couturier publishes peer-reviewed article in Cross Currents

Oct 27, 2020 | Fr. David Couturier, OFM. Cap., associate professor of theology and director of the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure, published a peer-reviewed article in Cross Currents 70:2 (2020), 131-144.

Franciscan Leadership Training Program holds inaugural session

Oct 27, 2020 | The Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University launched its new Franciscan Leadership Training Program for the friars and ministry leaders of the Atonement Franciscan community on Wednesday, Oct. 21. About 100 individuals participated in the training program.

SBU’s Franciscan Institute publishes Franciscan Women’s Volume

Sep 30, 2020 | The Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University has published a new volume titled “Franciscan Women: Female Identities and Religious Culture, Medieval and Beyond.”

Campus community to join in St. Francis Week celebrations at St. Bonaventure University

Sep 24, 2020 | The St. Bonaventure community is invited to join together and celebrate its St. Francis Week 2020 with a week of events beginning Monday, Sept. 28.

SBU’s Franciscan Institute partners with Dutch university to develop international Franciscan Blog

Jun 15, 2020 | The Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University will this summer initiate the first International Franciscan Blog in partnership with The Franciscan Study Center at Tilburg University in the Netherlands.

SBU’s Franciscan Institute to take over sole sponsorship of Padua Program

May 04, 2020 | The Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University will this summer become the sole sponsor of the Padua Program, a unique initiative that trains mission leaders of Franciscan institutions.

Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., leads workshop for health system convocation

Oct 11, 2019 | Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., associate professor of theology and Franciscan studies, gave a presentation on Oct. 1 at the Senior Management Convocation of the BayCare Health System in Clearwater, Florida.

Couturier publishes paper in journal

Sep 24, 2019 | Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., recently published an article in Educatio Catholica, the journal of the Congregation for Catholic Education (Vatican).

St. Bonaventure to host talk on Franciscan influence on health care in 2030

Sep 05, 2019 | St. Bonaventure University will peer into the future of health care Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Rigas Theater in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Memorial donations set for Br. Ed Coughlin; Monday’s Funeral Mass to be streamed

Aug 01, 2019 | Memorial donations have been established for Siena College President Br. Ed Coughlin, O.F.M., who died Monday at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester after suffering complications from heart surgery.