Registration is open for the Quinquennial scheduled for July 29-Aug. 2, 2026, in Lexington, KY.   Keynote speakers are Br. Bill Short, OFM; Darleen Pryds, Phd; and Fr. Wayne Hellmann, OFM Conv.

Brother Short, a popular Franciscan speaker, is Director Collegium S. Bonaventurae-Frati Editori di Quaracchi Collegio S. Isidoro in Rome, Italy, and professor of spirituality at the Franciscan School of Theology.

Dr. Pryds is associate professor of Spirituality and History and Academic Director, MTS-Franciscan Theology online degree, at the Franciscan School of Theology in San Diego; Acquisitions Editor, Franciscan Media

Fr. Hellman is professor emeritus at Saint Louis University, where he had served for forty-five years. He had earned his doctorate in theology from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany, in 1974.  He has published extensively on St. Bonaventure and the Franciscan intellectual tradition.

Title of the Q is "Easter of St. Francis; Rekindle the Flame."  It will be held at the Lexington Griffin Gate Marriott Golf Resort & Spa.

More information on the speakers, registration information, and other details can be found on the Quinquennial page.