{"id":2746104,"date":"2019-07-12T09:52:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T14:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.stfrancis.edu\/?page_id=2746104"},"modified":"2025-10-23T15:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:35:51","slug":"certificate-in-franciscan-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/certificate-in-franciscan-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Certificate in Franciscan Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2746104\" class=\"elementor elementor-2746104\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67ca1b8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67ca1b8e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49a49a4c\" data-id=\"49a49a4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de919d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de919d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Online Certificate in Franciscan Studies<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0298f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0298f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This four-course online certificate program, offered <\/span><span class=\"s2\">In partnership with the AFCU (Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities),<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> is designed to:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide a unified understanding of the Franciscan Tradition.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare students to form Franciscan experiences in their personal and professional lives.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen students\u2019 relationship with Franciscan history.<\/li>\n<li>Discover applications to everyday life situations in today\u2019s world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ed518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5ed518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommended Participants<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359398b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"359398b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2746105 alignnone alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/St.-Francis-icon-dove.jpg\" alt=\"Saint Francis icon\" width=\"244\" height=\"346\" \/>The Franciscan Studies courses are highly recommended for faculty and staff at any of the AFCU partners who wish to feel more at home in the Franciscan lived expression of Gospel spirituality, and the Franciscan intellectual tradition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Because of the experience of the instructors, it is also applicable for those who are leading Formation Programs for Franciscan Religious Institutes, especially for candidates new to the Franciscan tradition. \u00a0This course would also be useful for formation of those in the Franciscan Secular Order or in preparation for a life commitment of associates to religious institutes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb72816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb72816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Course Information and Registration<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ec028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5ec028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Although the courses are somewhat related and follow a sequence, they may be taken separately as well. Thus, if it suits your schedule better, you may enter any one of the courses as scheduled. A detailed syllabus is provided at the beginning of each course. *Course availability subject to change.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd200d elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"6cd200d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1141\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1141\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Understanding Franciscan Origins & Values I<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1141\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1141\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><b>September 8-October 6, 2025 | Online Course<br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong style=\"background-color: var(--bs-body-bg); color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Course One: Understanding Franciscan Origins &amp; Values I<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">This course presents the story of the early Franciscan movement. It begins with the conversion of Francis of Assisi and the origin of the Fraternity of Lesser Brothers that gathered around him. The conversion of Clare and the beginnings of her community of Poor Sisters is then considered, followed by the attraction of both lay men and women to the Gospel charism as preached by the Lesser Brothers in the towns of medieval Italy.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1142\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1142\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Understanding Franciscan Origins & Values II<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1142\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1142\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><b>October 13-November 10, 2025 | Online Course<br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong style=\"background-color: var(--bs-body-bg); color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Course Two: Understanding Franciscan Origins &amp; Values II<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This course aims to present some of the essential values emerging from the early history of the Franciscan movement, when Francis, Clare and their companions were developing their way of life according to the Gospel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Register for this course <a href=\"https:\/\/myusf.stfrancis.edu\/portal\/real\/apply\/202610\/10698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1143\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1143\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Franciscan Spirituality and Evangelical Life<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1143\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1143\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong><span style=\"color: #533200;\">View Schedule and Register:<\/span><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/myusf.stfrancis.edu\/portal\/real\/browse\/202620?c=602\"><span class=\"s2\">Spring 2026 Courses<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Three: Franciscan Spirituality and Evangelical Life<\/strong><br \/>This course in Franciscan Spirituality and the Evangelical Life is designed to enable you to understand and reflect upon the basis of Franciscan spirituality and the evangelical life in terms of each person\u2019s relationship to God, Jesus Christ, the world and the human person through the following topics: conversion, poverty, the Canticle of the Creatures, and the aspects of fraternity and mutuality.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1144\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1144\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Franciscan Tradition in Art and Literature<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1144\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1144\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong><span style=\"color: #533200;\">View Schedule and Register:<\/span><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/myusf.stfrancis.edu\/portal\/real\/browse\/202620?c=602\"><span class=\"s2\">Spring 2026 Courses<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Four: Franciscan Tradition in Art and Literature<\/strong> <br \/>This course in the Franciscan Tradition in Art and Literature is designed to acquaint you with the influence that Francis and Clare had on artists from the Renaissance period to the present day. Also included in the course will be a module relative to the literature of Francis through a pictorial presentation of his Canticle of the Creatures and how Francis is represented in poetry and literature. This is the fourth and last course in the AFCU Franciscan certificate program.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b2666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"19b2666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><script> jQuery(document).ready(function($) { var delay = 100; setTimeout(function() { $('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active'); $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay); }); <\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42afd53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42afd53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Certificate Design<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169166b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"169166b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The courses outlined constitute the whole of the online certificate program in Franciscan studies. \u00a0Each course runs for four weeks and each week constitutes a module that includes: an overview, assigned readings from various hyperlinks to related articles, and\/or activities from document sharing, online discussions, and a reflective writing assignment.<\/p>\n<p>Due dates and evaluation for each element of the module will be clearly spelled out. Due dates for assignments are staggered throughout the week to give students time to read, reflect, interact and complete each assignment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ebee5c\" data-id=\"9ebee5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40c637 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"d40c637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h2 class=\"sidebar-title\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\">TOP LINKS<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 16px; margin-left: 20px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/about-us\/our-mission\/\">Our Mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/st-francis\">Franciscan Education &amp; Values<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/centennial\/\">History and the USF Centennial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jolietfranciscans.org\/\">The Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jolietfranciscans.org\/our-foundress\/\">About Mother Alfred Moes, OSF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/saints\/10\/04\/st--francis-of-assisi--founder-of-the-franciscan--order--patron-.html\">About St. Francis of Assisi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/saints\/08\/11\/st--clare-of-assisis--virgin--foundress-of-the-poor-ladies.html\">About St. Clare of Assisi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/ministry\">University Ministry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/certificate-in-franciscan-studies\/\">USF\u2019s Certificate in Franciscan Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40950e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40950e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0e16e1\" data-id=\"a0e16e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97efcae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97efcae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1d9c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"7b1d9c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1291\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1291\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Course Instructors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1291\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1291\"><p><strong>Mary Ann Dosen, OSF<\/strong><br \/>M.A. Franciscan Spirituality, Catholic Theological Union<br \/><strong><em>Understanding Franciscan Origins &amp; Values II<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michael Jennrich, OFM <br \/>M.Div. 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