Franciscan Institute Publications

Terrific new titles!

jknapp — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:09:02 +0000

Our authors and editors have been very busy this summer and fall. In the last six months, we have published 8 new titles. They are:
Her Bright Merits – Essays in Honor of Ingrid Peterson, OSF
The Life and Miracles of St Margaret of Cortona
The Opera Theologica of John Duns Scotus – Proceedings of the “The Quadruple Congress” on John Duns Scotus, Part 2
Knowledge for Love – Franciscan Science as the Pursuit of Wisdom
30 Days with Bonaventure’s Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
Spiritual Warfare and Six Other Spiritual Writings of Peter of John Olivi
First Encounter with Francis of Assisi
The Harmony of Goodness – Mutuality and Moral Living According to John Duns Scotus

Bona Great in Hall of Fame

abhi — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:36:47 +0000

The St. Bonaventure community is very proud to have alumnus Jack Butler selected to Pro Football’s Hall of Fame. Butler is, of course, included in our book, And They Were Giants. Click on the title to find out more about this book.

Former Bona great Jack Butler

named to Pro Football Hall of Fame

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 25, 2011 — St. Bonaventure football legend Jack Butler, class of 1951, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame during Super Bowl Saturday festivities in Indianapolis.

“I dreamed about being a big, strong football player … but deep down, I don’t really think I believed what I was dreaming,” Butler said in his press conference after being elected. “I knew I was pretty good, but I never thought I was that good.

“Jack Butler from Pittsburgh, Pa., by way of St. Bonaventure University, and here I am. … It’s really an honor and a privilege.”

Butler is the fourth St. Bonaventure alum in one of the prominent professional halls of fame. Baseball legends Hughie Jennings and John McGraw, for whom the university’s athletic fields are named after, are in the Baseball Hall of Fame; and Bob Lanier, ’70, is in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

In August, Butler was named one of two Seniors Committee finalists for the Hall of Fame, along with Dick Stanfel, but only Butler was honored. He joins Curtis Martin, Dermontti Dawson, Cortez Kennedy, Willie Roaf and Chris Doleman in the 2012 Hall of Fame class, which will be introduced at the Super Bowl Sunday and inducted in early August.

Butler was named to the NFL’s all-decade team of the 1950s after a stellar career with the Pittsburgh Steelers

Butler, 83, who was given an honorary degree by his alma mater in 2009, was elected to St. Bonaventure’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 1970. He was a star on the St. Bonaventure football team, playing alongside future NFL coach Ted Marchibroda. Among his NFL accomplishments:

• Butler appeared in four straight Pro Bowls (1956-1959).

• When a devastating knee injury forced him to retire in 1959, his 52 interceptions ranked second in NFL history.

• He was named one of the top 300 players in NFL history.

• In 2007, he was one of 33 players named to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Legends team, marking the team’s 75th anniversary.

Customer Survey – Help!

abhi — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:53:12 +0000

If you are a current subscriber, past subscriber or a reader of our quarterly journal, THE CORD, we ask that you take a few moments to complete a customer survey.
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We want to determine how we can best meet the wants and needs of the Franciscan family for a publication on the Franciscan spiritual tradition. Thank you in advance – your feedback is important to us.

2012 – Clare’s 800th Year Anniversary

abhi — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:35:14 +0000

This year we celebrate the 800th year anniversary of Clare’s decision to become a follower of Francis of Assisi. To help celebrate this anniversary, we are offering – for a limited time – HUGE SAVINGS on ALL of our books on Clare and The Poor Clares plus FREE SHIPPING on any domestic order of $25.00 or more (a shipping credit of $3.00 per book on all non-domestic orders of $25.00 or more). Offers expire soon – place your orders today!

Sunday Sermons of Bonaventure receives great review

abhi — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:12:19 +0000

The Sunday Sermons of St. Bonaventure, published in 2008 with an introduction and translation by Timothy J. Johnson, PhD, received a wonderful review in the Medieval Academy of America’s journal, Speculum. Written by Beverly Mayne Kienzle and Katherine Wrisley, Harvard Divinity School, some of the highlights of the review are: “Readers will be grateful for his illuminating analysis and his careful scrutiny of scholarship on the manuscript tradition as well as on studies of Bonaventure and of medieval sermons. They will also appreciate Johnson’s fluid and graceful rendering into English of Bonaventure’s eloquent and carefully balanced Latin sentences. This is a superb volume and a model translation that makes the Sunday Sermons as well as their important context, manuscript transmission, and spiritual message accessible to anglophone readers.”

The review appeared in Volume 55, 2011, of Speculum.

Happy 2012!

abhi — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:50:03 +0000

Best wishes from all of us at Franciscan Institute Publications to you for a safe, healthy and happy 2012! To kick the New Year off right, we are offering discounts of 30% to 50% and more on over 20 of our most popular titles including many recent releases. To view these books, please go to the SPECIALS! category under “Books”.

Terrific savings on all our books!

abhi — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:54:41 +0000

We are offering a 30% discount on ALL books from Franciscan Institute Publications through 12/31. On many titles, the savings are 50% or more – look at these under our HOLIDAY SPECIALS tab in the BOOKS category. Now is the time to order!

Once more, web site issues solved!

abhi — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:53:30 +0000

After weeks of frustration, it appears that problems with our web site that were causing it to run exceptionally slow have been solved. We switched hosting providers December 1st with the expectation that we could deliver a better experience for our customers. Unfortunately, there were numerous issues that had to be resolved and it is only now that those issues appear to be solved. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Web Site Improvements and Enhancements

abhi — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:29:26 +0000

In the last several days, we have made two significant improvements to our web site that will make your experience here more safe, secure and enjoyable.

First, we have moved our web site hosting to one of the largest providers in the country. As a result, we will benefit from the extensive security protocols that they provide.

Second, this provider allows us to offer an SSL certificate which means that credit card transactions will be even more secure when placed with us.

We are confident that these moves gives us state-of-the-art security and safety for our customers.

Free Gift-Wrapping! Free Shipping!

abhi — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:15:11 +0000

Order a copy of The Good Journey – 150 Years of History at St. Bonaventure University and receive free gift-wrapping and free shipping! Order by December 15th for arrival before Christmas.