Course curriculum

    1. Study Guide

    2. 01 Ministry as a Journey

    3. 02 How We Understand the Individual

    4. 03 Interdependence is a Good Thing

    5. 04 What We Mean When We Talk About ‘Poverty’

    6. 05 How We Understand and Use Money and Power

    7. 06 St. Clare’s Guide to Leadership

    8. 07 How We Think About Growth

About this course

  • Free
  • 8 lessons
  • 2.5 hours of video content

What Others Are Saying

Fr. Steven J. McMichael

Associate Professor, Theology, University of Saint Thomas

Bill Short is one of the most prolific and knowledgeable scholars of the entire Franciscan tradition as evidenced by his previous lecture series, articles, and books on the Franciscan movement. As those living in the Middle Ages would say, to listen to Bill is to sit at the feet of a Master.

Margaret Carney

President Emerita, St. Bonaventure University

Bill Short brings a lifetime of scholarly work combined with a lifetime of applying the principles of the Franciscan Rule of Life to his daily existence. His presentations are filled with wit and wisdom.

J.A. Wayne Hellmann

Professor, Historical Theology, Saint Louis University

Brother Bill Short has dedicated his Franciscan life to make accessible the rich spiritual resources of the early Franciscan tradition. Through his sharp translation skills, insight, and heartfelt humor, Francis of Assisi speaks to us again today.

Fr. Steven J. McMichael

Associate Professor, Theology, University of Saint Thomas

Bill Short is one of the most prolific and knowledgeable scholars of the entire Franciscan tradition as evidenced by his previous lecture series, articles, and books on the Franciscan movement. As those living in the Middle Ages would say, to listen to Bill is to sit at the feet of a Master.

Margaret Carney

President Emerita, St. Bonaventure University

Bill Short brings a lifetime of scholarly work combined with a lifetime of applying the principles of the Franciscan Rule of Life to his daily existence. His presentations are filled with wit and wisdom.

J.A. Wayne Hellmann

Professor, Historical Theology, Saint Louis University

Brother Bill Short has dedicated his Franciscan life to make accessible the rich spiritual resources of the early Franciscan tradition. Through his sharp translation skills, insight, and heartfelt humor, Francis of Assisi speaks to us again today.

Fr. Steven J. McMichael

Associate Professor, Theology, University of Saint Thomas

Bill Short is one of the most prolific and knowledgeable scholars of the entire Franciscan tradition as evidenced by his previous lecture series, articles, and books on the Franciscan movement. As those living in the Middle Ages would say, to listen to Bill is to sit at the feet of a Master.

William Short

Br. Short is Professor of Christian Spirituality at the Franciscan School of Theology in Oceanside, California, where he has also served as President and Academic Dean. He was previously Professor of Christian Spirituality at the Graduate Theological Union and Director of the St. Francis Retreat Center in California. A Franciscan friar, he received a B.A. from the University of San Francisco, an M.A. in Philosophical and Systematic Theology, and the S.T.L. and S.T.D. degrees from the Gregorian University in Rome. In July of 2014, Br. Short received the 25th Franciscan Institute Medal. Br. Short has dedicated his scholarly work to a retrieval of the Franciscan tradition of spirituality and theology.