St. Francis of Assisi : passion, poverty, and the man who transformed the Catholic Church / Bret Thoman, O.F.S. with a foreword by Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv.
Publisher:
TAN Books,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
xxii, 228 pages, [8] pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm
1. Nativity; 2. War; 3. From War to Obedience in Spoleto; 4. Humility and San Damiano; 5. Leprosy and Minority; 6. The Crucifix Speaks; 7. Spiritual Sword; 8. Go Forth: Through Creation to Gubbio; 9. Poverty and the Portiuncula; 10. Evangelization and Brother Bernard; 11. Community and Rivotorto; 12. To Rome; 13. Praying in the Hermitage; 14. On Pilgrimage; 15. Peace and the Sultan; 16. Incarnation and Greccio; 17. Stigmata and Laverna; 18. Transitus; The Canticle of the Creatures; Index.
Summary:
"[The author] pierces the inner life of Francis, revealing his deepest passions, his unquenchable love for poverty, and his unshakable grip on the core of the Gospel. The life of Francis, so often festooned with spectacle and miracle, is in reality the story of a soul yearning for God in every moment and glimpsing His presence in all creation"--Front jacket flap.
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