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Being Franciscan

Author : Nicholas Worssam ssf
Publisher : Canterbury Press
ISBN 13 : 1786224305
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Being Franciscan written by Nicholas Worssam ssf and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Franciscan spirituality, with its characteristic simplicity, joy, openness and welcome to all, compassionate action and love for creation - all undergirded by prayer and study, offers as compelling a vision for today’s world as when Francis of Assisi first responded to God’s call over 800 years ago. For all seeking inspiration for living the Franciscan charism today, this lively and informed guide introduces its key figures and essential writings. The author, an Anglican Franciscan friar and theologian, draws out the movement’s core teachings from its founding figures and its earliest texts: · Francis and the essence of prayer and reconciliation with all created things; · Clare of Assisi and contemplative practice; · Giles of Assisi, solitude, storytelling and spiritual direction; · Bonaventure, study and spiritual wisdom · Angela of Foligno and mystical experience; · Jacapone da Todi and praise in poetry and song. Intended as an introduction to living the Franciscan charism today, this also includes a reader’s guide with questions for personal or group discussion.

Francis: The Journey and the Dream

Author : Murray Bodo
Publisher : Franciscan Media
ISBN 13 : 1632534088
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (325 download)

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Download or read book Francis: The Journey and the Dream written by Murray Bodo and published by Franciscan Media. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1972, a young Franciscan friar named Murray Bodo wrote a unique book about the life of St. Francis of Assisi. Francis: The Journey and the Dream offered readers a unique combination of lyrical prose and brief, absorbing vignettes that inspired hundreds of thousands of people all over the world to contemplate the life of the famous saint and see him in a new way. Fifty years and over 200,000 copies later, this book still captivates people everywhere, and Fr. Bodo is still writing about St. Francis and the Franciscan way of life. His poetic style continues to draw readers in, and he himself continues to gaze in wonder at the saint who worked nearly his entire life to rebuild the church. This special anniversary edition includes a new preface in which Fr. Bodo reflects on a half century spent immersed in the Franciscan way.

Seeing Differently

Author : Samuel Double
Publisher : Canterbury Press
ISBN 13 : 1786223023
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Seeing Differently written by Samuel Double and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book brings together the stories of St Francis – his preaching to birds, rejection of wealth, caring for lepers, befriending animals and living simply, his poetry and hymnody in praise of creation that is still sung today – and the influential writings and examples of inspiring Franciscans who have followed him such as Clare, Bonaventure, Duns Scotus and Angela of Foligno, and draws them into conversation with contemporary concerns for our planet. It gathers 800 years of accumulated wisdom and practical examples of how Franciscans have found ways to live at home and at peace with creation. It explores that long tradition and experience to ask what lessons can be drawn for today to challenge and enable readers to re-visit their own relationship with creation.

Let Go

Author : Casey Cole
Publisher : Franciscan Media
ISBN 13 : 1632533014
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (325 download)

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Download or read book Let Go written by Casey Cole and published by Franciscan Media. This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What must I do to gain eternal life?” The rich man who asked this of Jesus was told to sell all he had and give to the poor. But, more importantly, he was told, “Come, follow me!” Franciscan Casey Cole challenges us to let go of something more difficult than material wealth: expectations, anxiety, comfort, wounds, enemies, power—and our very selves. Speaking from both personal and pastoral experience, he outlines the stumbling blocks that turn us away from following Jesus as true disciples. The response to “What must I do?” is simple but not easy: Let go. Now.

Franciscan Prayer

Author : Ilia Delio
Publisher : Franciscan Media
ISBN 13 : 1616362316
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Franciscan Prayer written by Ilia Delio and published by Franciscan Media. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masterfully written and intensely enlightening, Franciscan Prayer could very well be considered the essential handbook for all those seeking to pray and live the Franciscan way. With exquisite execution, Franciscan theologian Ilia Delio clearly outlines what it means to pray as a Franciscan. Through her experience as a discalced Carmelite nun and then her transformation into Franciscan scholar, Sister Delio brings to light the “contemplative,” “cosmic” and “evangelizing” aspects of Franciscan prayer. Everyone, says Delio, seems to know about Francis’ life, his miracles, his devotion to evangelization and his dedication to living a simple and humble life, yet few know about his prayer life, which seemed, over the centuries, to get lost in the paper shuffle between theologians, followers and historical biographers. It is through Clare of Assisi, Delio asserts, that we have insights into the Franciscan path of prayer. “[Clare] provides the ‘road-map’ of prayer for evangelical life…she was able to do this because she lived under monastic rule while ardently desiring evangelical life.” Through Clare’s letters and actions, we find the rudiments of Franciscan prayer: “Gaze—Consider—Contemplate—Imitate.” Delio also uses the insights of Saint Bonaventure as well as Saint Francis to fully show the meaning and purpose of prayer in the Franciscan tradition.

Francis and Clare

Author : Saint Francis (of Assisi)
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809124466
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (244 download)

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Download or read book Francis and Clare written by Saint Francis (of Assisi) and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis (c. 1182-1226) and Clare (c. 1193-1254) together shaped the spirituality of early 13th-century Europe. Here for the first time in English are their complete writings, brought together in one volume.

Pints with Aquinas

Author : Matt Fradd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692752401
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Pints with Aquinas written by Matt Fradd and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-10 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you could sit down with St. Thomas Aquinas over a pint of beer and ask him any one question, what would it be? Pints With Aquinas contains over 50 deep thoughts from the Angelic doctor on subjects such as God, virtue, the sacraments, happiness, alcohol, and more. If you've always wanted to read St. Thomas but have been too intimidated to try, this book is for you.So, get your geek on, pull up a bar stool and grab a cold one, here we go!""He alone enlightened the Church more than all other doctors; a man can derive more profit in a year from his books than from pondering all his life the teaching of others." - Pope John XXII

Joy to the World

Author : Scott Hahn
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0804141126
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Joy to the World written by Scott Hahn and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What could be more familiar than the Christmas story--and yet what could be more extraordinary? The cast of characters is strange and exotic: shepherds and magicians, an emperor and a despot, angels, and a baby who is Almighty God. The strangeness calls for an explanation, and this book provides it by examining the characters and the story in light of the biblical and historical context. Bestselling author Scott Hahn who has written extensively on Scripture and the early Church, brings evidence to light, dispelling some of the mystery of the story. Yet Christmas is made familiar all over again by showing it to be a family story. Christmas, as it appears in the New Testament, is the story of a father, a mother, and a child--their relationships, their interactions, their principles, their individual lives, and their common life. To see the life of this "earthly trinity" is to gaze into heaven.

The Seraphic Order

Author : Fr Marion A Habig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781735060170
Total Pages : 1026 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book The Seraphic Order written by Fr Marion A Habig and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the followers of St. Francis there were saints and teachers who were endowed by God with a natural and supernatural kinship with their holy founder. They developed the Franciscan spirituality which had its origin in the simple practical life and the rules of St. Francis; and they gave further, clearer expression to it both by their lives and their writings. Thus they pointed out the characteristic traits of Franciscan spirituality, both in a practical and a theoretical way. Concerning the distinctive features of Franciscan spirituality, as contained in the Franciscan tradition, suffice it to say that its essence is doctrinal Christocentrism and practical imitation of Christ, conformity with Christ, prompted by love. Distinctive aspects of Franciscan piety are childlike love of God, our Father, devotion to the Humanity of Christ, His Sacred Heart, the Holy Eucharist, the mysteries of the Nativity and the Passion, His Virgin Mother Mary, and reverence for the Catholic priesthood. Franciscan love of God finds expression also in charity to our fellowmen, understanding them as our brothers, especially in aid to the poor and sick and in apostolic zeal for souls, Christian and pagan. Total poverty detaches the Franciscan soul from creatures, but at the same time it recognizes God in created things and uses the latter to mount to God. Emphasis is placed on the will, and hence on love and action above speculation. The atmosphere in which the Franciscan spirit develops is one of individual freedom of the spirit, absence of coercive and confining methods, love of enterprise, and a sense of realism. On the path of this traditional Franciscan way of life many have attained sainthood. Thus, The Seraphic Order, which recounts their lives and virtues, can well serve as a practical textbook of Franciscan spirituality.

How to Win the Culture War

Author : Peter Kreeft
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830875638
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book How to Win the Culture War written by Peter Kreeft and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-08-20 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Kreeft examines the true nature of the "culture war" today, identifies the real enemies facing the church and maps out a strategy for battle.

The Logic of Being

Author : Simo Knuuttila
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400947801
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Logic of Being written by Simo Knuuttila and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last twenty years have seen remarkable developments in our understanding of how the ancient Greek thinkers handled the general concept of being and its several varieties. The most general examination of the meaning of the Greek verb 'esti'/'einai'/'on' both in common usage and in the philosophical literature has been presented by Charles H. Kahn, most extensively in his 1973 book The Verb 'Be' in Ancient Greek. These discussions are summarized in Kahn's contribution to this volume. By and large, they show that conceptual schemes by means of which philosophers have recently approached Greek thought have not been very well suited to the way the concept of being was actually used by the ancients. For one thing, being in the sense of existence played a very small role in Greek thinking according to Kahn. Even more importantly, Kahn has argued that Frege and Russell's thesis that verbs for being, such as 'esti', are multiply ambiguous is ill suited for the purpose of appreciating the actual conceptual assumptions of the Greek thinkers. Frege and Russell claimed that a verb like 'is' or'esti' is ambiguous between the 'is' of identity, the 'is' of existence, the copulative 'is', and the generic 'is' (the 'is' of class-inclusion). At least a couple of generations of scholars have relied on this thesis and fre quently criticized sundry ancients for confusing these different senses of 'esti' with each other.

Surrounded by Love

Author : Murray Bodo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781632532374
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (323 download)

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Download or read book Surrounded by Love written by Murray Bodo and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Friar Murray Bodo explores the core teachings of St. Francis and discusses how they shape Franciscan spirituality even today"--

For Peace and For Good

Author : Helen Stanton
Publisher : Canterbury Press
ISBN 13 : 1848254725
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (482 download)

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Download or read book For Peace and For Good written by Helen Stanton and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2017-02-27 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Peace and For Good is the history of the influential Anglican religious order, the Community of St Francis. Written with the full co-operation of the community, it sets their story against the wider backdrop of the lives of St Clare and St Francis, and the extraordinary surge of women's vocations to the religious life during the Catholic revival in the Church of England. It explores the lives of its founding members, its growth, the various branch houses, and the work and ministries in which they engaged in response to God's call. First-hand accounts by Sisters bring to vivid life the story of a community responding with courage and imagination to the needs, opportunities and challenges of their times. Their stories provide significant insight and inspiration into what Christian discipleship might need to look like in the twenty-first century.

The Franciscan annals and monthly bulletin of the third order of st. Francis [afterw.] and tertiary record

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Franciscan annals and monthly bulletin of the third order of st. Francis [afterw.] and tertiary record written by and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Francis and Clare

Author : Jon M. Sweeney
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1612614574
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book Francis and Clare written by Jon M. Sweeney and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This joint biography illuminates the lives of Francis and Clare and their way of life. It shows how they were bound together by devotion to God as well as the violent objections of their families to religious life. It explores a variety of issues they faced, including the treatment of lepers in medieval society, corruption in the church, and attitudes toward the created world. You will learn how Clare’s spirituality influenced that of other prominent women, how Francis lost control of his own movement, and why Francis’s body was secretly buried after his death.

For the Warming of the Earth

Author : Mark Porter
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 0334065690
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book For the Warming of the Earth written by Mark Porter and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2024-06-28 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As issues of climate and ecology become ever more important, Christian communities are increasingly looking for appropriate ways to respond to the current crisis in their worship and liturgy. In this book, Mark Porter draws on more than 40 interviews with activists, song-writers, Christian leaders, and musicians to explore what it means to develop new Christian musical practices for a time of ecological crisis. Through these different conversations, the book enters into fundamental questions regarding our relationships with the world around us, the relationship between spirituality and ecology, and the different ways in which we can engage with the climate crisis which we are facing.

Falling Upward

Author : Richard Rohr
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118428560
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book Falling Upward written by Richard Rohr and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A valuable new companion journal for the best-selling Falling Upward In Falling Upward, Fr. Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves of life and to show them that those who have fallen, failed, or "gone down" are the only ones who understand "up." The Companion Journal helps those who have (and those who have not) read Falling Upward to engage more deeply with the questions the book raises. Using a blend of quotes, questions for individual and group reflection, stories, and suggestions for spiritual practices, it provides a wise guide for deepening the spiritual journey. . . at any time of life. Explains why the second half of life can and should be full of spiritual richness Offers tools for spiritual growth and greater understanding of the ideas in Falling Upward Richard Rohr is a regular contributing writer for Sojourners and Tikkun magazines This important companion to Falling Upward is an excellent tool for exploring the counterintuitive messages of how we grow spiritually.