#franciscan

A story about a monk and a unicorn lived in my head for some time, and now I finally did something about it. Decades ago my child brain was damaged by The Brotherhood of the wolf, and well, I love creepy monster horses, so. How about a region being haunted by a mysterious creature that kills people it sees as impure, in its own interpretation of good and bad. And no, it's not a unicorn, no matter what the witnesses say. It's a fae that takes the shape of a pure creature from human tales to test and punish them the way it sees fit (creepy horse fae, yeah, maybe a kelpie of some twisted kind?). And at some point it meets a young monk, and looks like the creature listens to him? At least when he yelled at it to stop chasing another poor soul the creature listened. And now the poor guy is followed by this creature, discussing human and fairy morals, theology, ethics and whatever else, anything to keep its focus away from hunting people. The creature is clearly amused by these conversations, and very, very interested in this man👀

And yes, I kinda made the guy a young Giulio Sabbadin? Because h e y, young Merab Ninidze.

If anyone is seeking God, the Beloved is seeking that person much more.

June prayer for the 800th Anniversary Year of Saint Francis of Assisi's death; by the Franciscan Mission Associates

Wayy too much schoolwork to finish anything, so here is another comic hehe.

Coffee With A Codex is an informal lunch or coffee time to meet virtually with Kislak curators and talk about one of the manuscripts from Penn's collections. Each week we'll feature a different manuscript and the expertise of one of our curators. Everyone is welcome to attend.

On April 30, curator Dot Porter will bring out Ms. Codex 869, a collection of treatises, bullae, and regulations of Franciscan interest, including works of Saint Augustine, Saint Bonaventure, and Saint Bernard and bullae of Eugene IV and Nicholas IV. Written in Italy between 1460 and 1510

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The saint for finding lost things.

I gotta say, reading about him is very humbling, born from a rich family, but became a saint for the poor.