Description
I have reread this book more than any other and still continue to be changed by its perceptions and compelling insights. -- Companion of St. Francis Father Bodo has done what only a poet and a man of insight could do for Francis: He has presented Francis' interior life in a lyrical, moving, yet down-to-earth and believable way. He has written one of the best books on St. Francis there is. --Twin CircleIn its poetic and reflective wisdom the book achieves a compelling montage of lessons and spiritual truths for contemporary Christians. --Cross and CrownFather Bodo has done what only a poet and a man of insight could do for Francis: He has presented Francis' interior life in a lyrical, moving, yet down-to-earth and believable way. He has written one of the best books on St. Francis there is. --Twin CircleIn its poetic and reflective wisdom the book achieves a compelling montage of lessons and spiritual truths for contemporary Christians. --Cross and Crown MURRAY BODO , O.F.M. , a Franciscan priest, is writer-in-residence at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, where he teaches composition and creative writing. He is the author of A Retreat With Francis and Clare of Assisi: Following our Pilgrim Hearts ; Song of the Sparrow: Meditations and Poems to Pray By ; Clare: A Light in the Garden ; Tales of St. Francis: Ancient Stories for Contemporary Living ; Through the Year With Francis of Assisi: Daily Meditations From His Words and Life and The Almond Tree Speaks: New and Selected Writings 1974-1994 (St. Anthony Messenger Press).
Features & Highlights
- This much-loved modern classic tells the life story of the Little Poor Man of Assisi simply, lyrically, faithfully. "I have reread this book more than any other and still continue to be changed by its perceptions and compelling insights."—
- Companion of St. Francis
