Francis has been hailed as "wholly Catholic" and "the first Protestant," a bold preacher of the Gospel and the friend of a Muslim Sultan. We will spend these days reflecting on the remarkable legacy of this Patron Saint of Ecology and Troubadour of Lady Poverty, asking what his message might mean for us today and why Francis might just be “a saint for everyone.” 

Bill Short, OFM is professor of Spirituality and past-president of the Franciscan School of Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. "My great passion is to help others unpack the revolutionary insights of Francis and Clare of Assisi. It is amazing to realize that these two friends had a vision of an inclusive Church community 800 years ago." Brother Bill is an avid propagator of California native plants, an interpreter and translator, and a novice wine-maker.