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When Saint Francis Saved the Church

Author : Jon M. Sweeney
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
ISBN 13 : 1594714878
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book When Saint Francis Saved the Church written by Jon M. Sweeney and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Saint Francis Saved the Church offers a surprising new look at the world’s most popular saint, showing how this beloved, but often-mythologized character created a spiritual vision for the ages and may very well have rescued the Christian faith. In When Saint Francis Saved the Church (paperback), popular historian Jon Sweeney presents an intriguing portrait of Francis beyond the readily familiar stories and images. In the tradition of Thomas Cahill’s How the Irish Saved Civilization, Sweeney reveals how the saint became a hinge in the history of the Christian faith and shows how in just fourteen years—from 1205 to 1219—the unconventional and stumbling wisdom of a converted troubadour changed the Church. Sweeney outlines Francis’s revolutionary approach to friendship, “the other” (people at the margins), poverty, spirituality, care (for people, creatures, and the natural world), and death. This vibrant book presents the unsullied life and message of Francis in its essential details, offering a sweeping, informative, remarkable look at how Francis and his movement quite literally saved the Christian faith—and continues to offer a spiritual vision with contemporary relevance.

The Road to Assisi

Author : Paul Sabatier
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1612614655
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book The Road to Assisi written by Paul Sabatier and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in French in 1894, Sabatier’s was the first modern biography of Francis of Assisi. It was a worldwide bestseller, and in 2003 when this new edition was first published, it again sold more than 60,000 copies and was a selection of History Book Club. This new 120th anniversary edition includes a dozen additional annotations and a new preface by the editor, putting Sabatier’s influential work into its historical context, showing why it is still the most essential life of the saint.

The Complete Francis of Assisi

Author : Jon M. Sweeney
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1612617379
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Francis of Assisi written by Jon M. Sweeney and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many editions of the writings of St. Francis, and biographies about him, but here in one volume are both, plus the complete text of the late medieval work, The Little Flowers, which did more to establish the legend of the man than any other work. This "Paraclete Giants" edition includes the complete Road to Assisi, Paul Sabatier's ground-breaking and foundational biography of the saint, first published in French in 1894 and re-issued and expanded in 2002; the complete Francis in His Own Words: The Essential Writings; and The Little Flowers, thus offering the best introduction to St. Francis yet available between two covers. Other Paraclete Giants include The Complete Julian of Norwich and The Complete Introduction to the Devout Life, both translated and introduced by Fr. John-Julian, OJN.

Francis of Assisi in His Own Words

Author : Jon M. Sweeney
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1640601813
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Francis of Assisi in His Own Words written by Jon M. Sweeney and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Francis's writings is like being "on the road" with him 800 years ago. Biographies will only take you so far. It's impossible to truly understand Francis of Assisi without reading his own words. A scholar and lover of Francis, Sweeney has added six writings to his bestselling compilation, additional texts that we're most certain came from Francis himself. Now, short writings such as "The Form of Life He Wished for Clare," "The Sermon to the Birds," and "The Source of True Joy," combine with Francis's Rules, letters, messages, songs, praises, canticles, and final spiritual Testament in a most ideal introduction to the saint. An expanded introduction and notes add historical and theological context.

The Saint Francis Prayer Book

Author : Jon M. Sweeney
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1557257175
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book The Saint Francis Prayer Book written by Jon M. Sweeney and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2004-02-29 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This warm-hearted little book is a window into the soul of St. Francis, one of the most passionate and inspiring followers of Jesus. "Prayer was to Francis as play is to a child: natural, easy, creative, and joyful," author Jon Sweeney tells us. "Before it became common to speak in personal terms of a relationship with God, Francis did so and made it seem natural." With this guide, readers will: - Pray the words that Francis taught his spiritual brothers and sisters to pray. - Explore Francis's time and place and feel the joy and earnestness of the first Franciscans. - Experience how it is possible to live a contemplative and active life, at the same time. Visit Jon Sweeney's blog at www.jonmsweeney.wordpress.com.

The Little Flowers of Saint Francis

Author : Jon M. Sweeney
Publisher : Paraclete Press (MA)
ISBN 13 : 9781612618364
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book The Little Flowers of Saint Francis written by Jon M. Sweeney and published by Paraclete Press (MA). This book was released on 2016-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These stories of St. Francis and his first followers have inspired millions of people over the centuries. Since they were first committed to paper, they were told to inspire people to become better followers of Jesus (not St. Francis). For that reason, they have endured unlike any other early Franciscan literature. This new paperback edition edition of The Little Flowers is unique in its physical beauty as well as its editorial arrangement. For the first time, the stories have been arranged in the most likely chronological ordering of when they happened--rather than following the traditional ordering of them handed down for centuries. As a result, today's reader is now able to read The Little Flowers as a biographical narrative of the life of St. Francis and the world-transforming movement that he founded.

The St. Francis Prayer Book

Author : Jon M. Sweeney
Publisher : Paraclete Press (MA)
ISBN 13 : 9781557253521
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book The St. Francis Prayer Book written by Jon M. Sweeney and published by Paraclete Press (MA). This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kindle your prayer life with the words, guidance, and spirit of Francis of Assisi.

Saint Francis of Assisi

Author : Bret Thoman, OFS
Publisher : TAN Books
ISBN 13 : 1618907514
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (189 download)

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Download or read book Saint Francis of Assisi written by Bret Thoman, OFS and published by TAN Books. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Christians know his name. Few truly know the man. Francis of Assisi was not even five feet tall. He was not well educated. And yet he is the one saint commonly recognized as Alter Christus, the “other Christ.” Francis is not just any saint—he’s a saint for everyone, whatever your place or position in life. But do we really know him? Who was this man at his core? What was it that thrust this little man from a little town to the heights of sanctity, into a place of high honor among the celestial court? In this riveting biography, author Bret Thoman accomplishes what few biographers have. He 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. If you want to see the hidden life of the greatest saint, if you want to hear his thoughts, if you want to feel the fervor that blazed within his soul, you must readSt. Francis of Assisi: Passion, Poverty, and the Man who Transformed the Catholic Church.

Salvation

Author : Valerie Martin
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307427587
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Salvation written by Valerie Martin and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning author of Property and bestselling author of Mary Reilly—"a bold retelling of a familiar, beloved story” (Los Angeles Times), inspired by the fresco cycles that depict the life of St. Francis of Assisi. Drawing from myriad sources and moving in reverse chronological order, she begins in the dark, final days, with a suffering Francesco on the verge of death, then shows us the unwashed and innocent revolutionary, unafraid to lecture a pope on Christ’s message. We see his mystical friendship with Chiara di Offreducci, a nobleman’s daughter who turns her back on the world to join him, and finally, the frivolous young Francesco on the deserted road where his encounter with a leper leads him to an ecstatic embrace of God. Salvation is at once an illuminating glimpse into the medieval world and an original and intimate portrait of the man whose legend has resonated through the centuries.

Saint Francis of Assisi

Author : G. K. Chesterton
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 8027302188
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book Saint Francis of Assisi written by G. K. Chesterton and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history. In Chesterton's portrayal St. Francis is a mysterious figure and a man of paradox. Putting him and his life into historical perspective, Chesterton describes why his asceticism was necessary for his cause and what drove him to his life.

Light in the Dark Ages

Author : Jon M. Sweeney
Publisher : Paraclete Press (MA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Light in the Dark Ages written by Jon M. Sweeney and published by Paraclete Press (MA). This book was released on 2007 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This joint biography illuminates what it means to be a follower of Jesus today. In this intriguing portrait of the first Franciscans, Sweeney reveals the timeless temptations that come with being human and the many ways that Francis and Clare inspired change and brought light to darkness.

Eager to Love

Author : Richard Rohr
Publisher : Franciscan Media
ISBN 13 : 1616367024
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Eager to Love written by Richard Rohr and published by Franciscan Media. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis of Assisi is one of the most beloved of all saints. Both traditional and entirely revolutionary, he was a paradox. He was at once down to earth and reaching toward heaven, grounded in the rich history of the Church while moving toward a new understanding of the world beyond. Globally recognized as an ecumenical teacher, Richard Rohr started out—and remains—a Franciscan friar. The loving, inclusive life and preaching of Francis of Assisi make him a recognizable and beloved saint across many faith traditions. He was, as Rohr notes, “a master of ‘making room for it’ and letting go of that which was tired or empty.” Francis found an “alternative way” to follow Jesus, one that disregarded power and privilege and held fast to the narrow path of the Gospel. Rohr helps us look beyond the birdbath image of the saint to remind us of the long tradition founded on his revolutionary, radical, and life-changing embrace of the teachings of Jesus. Rohr draws on Scripture, insights from psychology, and literary and artistic references, to weave together an understanding of the tradition as first practiced by St. Francis. Rohr shows how his own innovative theology is firmly grounded in the life and teaching of this great saint and provides a perspective on how his alternative path to the divine can deepen and enrich our spiritual lives. The audio edition of this book can be downloaded via Audible.

The Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi

Author : Saint Francis (of Assisi)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi written by Saint Francis (of Assisi) and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The St. Francis Holy Fool Prayer Book

Author : Jon M. Sweeney
Publisher : Paraclete Press (MA)
ISBN 13 : 9781612618302
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book The St. Francis Holy Fool Prayer Book written by Jon M. Sweeney and published by Paraclete Press (MA). This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of The St. Francis Prayer Book, Jon Sweeney offers an ancient-medieval way of understanding and experiencing the Gospel: the Holy Fool. This countercultural approach is exemplified in the life and teachings of Francis of Assisi, the most popular Saint in history, and his good friend, Brother Juniper. What does it mean to be a fool for Christ? It meant to St. Francis: being small not strong, valuing joy over pleasure, avoiding positions of power, and enjoying rather than avoiding moments of insecurity, fear, and awkwardness. These practices revealed to the first Franciscans how being foolish in the eyes of the world is a sure way to discover a renewed sense of the presence of God. Includes a week of daily offices focused on the concept of the Holy Fool and spiritual practices for countercultural living.

Margaret and the Pope Go to Assisi

Author : Jon M. Sweeney
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1640604413
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Margaret and the Pope Go to Assisi written by Jon M. Sweeney and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fourth installment of “The Pope's Cat” series, Margaret and the Pope travel for the first time together away from the Vatican and out of Rome. They go by train to the Umbrian hill town of Assisi, a place of pilgrimage for Christians all over the world who want to remember the life of St. Francis of Assisi. Together they visit the great Basilica named for St. Francis, greet Franciscan friars at the monastery, attend a World Day of Prayer for Peace, meet religious leaders (each, it seems, with a very different hat!) from around the world, and see evidence of the spirit of St. Francis all over town. Most of all, the Pope shows his love and care for his vulnerable creature friend, as at the beginning of the book when someone from the Curia has frightened Margaret and she's hiding in a closet in the Pope's apartment. “Don’t worry, il mio amore.” (Il mio amore means “My love.”) “People can be so fussy, can’t they?” the Pope says, picking her up in his arms.

The Enthusiast

Author : Jon M. Sweeney
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
ISBN 13 : 1594716021
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book The Enthusiast written by Jon M. Sweeney and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular historian and award-winning author Jon M. Sweeney relates the untold story of St. Francis’s friendship with Elias of Cortona, the man who helped him build the Franciscan movement. Sweeney uses the complexities of their relationship in a gripping narrative of how their efforts changed the world and how Elias’s enthusiasm betrayed the ideals of his friend. Few biographies of St. Francis have examined his complicated relationship with close friend Elias of Cortona. In The Enthusiast, award-winning author and historian Jon M. Sweeney delves into this little-known partnership that defined and then almost destroyed Francis’s ideals. Blending history and biography, Sweeney reveals how Francis and Elias rebuilt churches, aided lepers, and entertained as “God’s troubadours” to the delight of everyday people who had grown tired of a remote and tumultuous Church. At the height of their spiritual renaissance, however, Elias became “the devil” to many of the other friars; they believed him to be a traitor to their ideals. After Francis’s premature death, the movement fractured. Scorned by most of the Franciscan leadership, Elias followed a path that would leave him a lonely, broken man. Sweeney shows how Elias’s undoing was rooted in his attempts to honor his old friend. The Enthusiast was the winner of a 2017 Catholic Press Association Book Award: History (Third Place).

Francis of Assisi

Author : Andre Vauchez
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300184921
Total Pages : 625 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Francis of Assisi written by Andre Vauchez and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the saint as both mystic and man: “The single best book about Francis now available in English” (Commonweal). In this towering work, Andre Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi, particularly the important research of recent decades, to create a complete and engaging portrait of the saint. He also explores how the memory of Francis was shaped by contemporaries who recollected him in their writings, and completes the book by setting “il Poverello” in the context of his time, bringing to light what was new, surprising, and even astonishing in the life and vision of this man. The first part of the book is a fascinating reconstruction of Francis’s life and work. The second and third parts deal with the texts—hagiographies, chronicles, sermons, personal testimonies, etc.—of writers who recorded aspects of Francis’s life and movement as they remembered them, and used those remembrances to construct a portrait of Francis relevant to their concerns. Finally, Vauchez explores those aspects of Francis’s life, personality, and spiritual vision that were unique to him, including his experience of God, his approach to nature, his understanding and use of Scripture, and his impact on culture as well as culture’s impact on him. “Considered one of the great spiritual leaders of humankind, Francis of Assisi was also a man of many faces and personas: ascetic, the founder of a religious order, a romantic hero, a mystic, a defender of the poor, a promoter of peace. But as Vauchez emphasizes—and this biography constantly reminds us—Francis was also a flesh-and-blood human being . . . A bracing, erudite account of a mystic’s life.” —Booklist