FrancisofAssisi(1st Edition) A New Biography by Augustine Thompson, FrancisOfAssisi Hardcover, 312 Pages, Published 2012 by Cornell University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8014-5070-9, ISBN: 0-8014-5070-5
"Among the most beloved saints in the Catholic tradition, Francis of Assisi (c. 1181-1226) is popularly remembered for his dedication to poverty, his love of animals and nature, and his desire to follow perfectly the teachings and example of Christ. During his lifetime and after his death, followers collected, for their own purposes, numerous stories, anecdotes, and reports about Francis. As a result, the man himself and his own concerns ..."
Peace of Heart(Updated) (30 Days with a Great Spiritual Teacher) by John Kirvan, FrancisOfAssisi, Caroline Myss Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2009 by Ave Maria Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59471-155-8, ISBN: 1-59471-155-0
"This month long journey of morning and evening reflections provides a window into the life and teachings of St. Francis of Assisi, the renowned father of environmentalism. This beloved twelfth-century saint found true peace only when he abandoned all his worldly possessions and ordered his life around the care of those in society who were most poor and vulnerable."
Fioretti di San Francesco Testo di Lingua (Classic Reprint) (Hardback) by FrancisOfAssisi Hardcover, Published 2018 by Forgotten Books, N/A ISBN-13: 978-1-391-94935-2, ISBN: 1-391-94935-8
"This anthology, designed for use in undergraduate courses in environmental ethics, includes new and classic readings by leading writers in the field, full-length case studies, and many short discussion cases. Introductions and discussion questions are provided for all the essays, with each chapter introduced by a summary of the issues and appropriate philosophic, historical and scientific background. Exploring ethical theory, environme ..."
The Works (Christian Classics) by FrancisOfAssisi Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1999 by Hodder & Stoughton Religious ISBN-13: 978-0-340-60808-1, ISBN: 0-340-60808-0
"Playland is a tough, mordantly funny, splendidly layered novel about Hollywood in the 1940s and America in the 1990s, about fame and its excesses, honor and personal betrayal, and a fifty-year search for what may or may not be the truth. At its center is Blue Tyler, a spoiled, untamed child star who disappeared from Hollywood in disgrace when she was twenty and reappeared forty-five years and eleven marriages later as a mysterious bag l ..."
"Includes: Amazing Grace; And I Saw a New Heaven; Easter Day; Fear Not! Heart's Prayer; I am Persuaded; Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace; Take a Moment; The Lord is my Light; The Mists of Adam Dreaming; Trust in the Lord; What is This Lovely Fragrance?"
"First printed in 1476, this collection of stories, or "little flowers," chronicles Saint Francis of Assisi's journeys, activities, and miracles. Told in brief anecdotes of charming simplicity, the stories include Saint Francis' sermon to the birds, his taming of the savage wolf of Gubbio, his conversion of the Sultan of Babylon, and his miraculous healing of a leper. Picturesque and poetic, The Little Flowers of Saint Francis transports ..."
"Although the prayer of St. Francis is widely known and loved by people of all ages, here is a new slant on it a children's book that brings the prayer to life with tenderness, wonder, and joy. Accompanying each line of the prayer are sweet little animals paired with a wolf that can only be described at gentle and loving. Here is a wolf that is protector and helper to his little forest friends, bringing them light to banish the darkness, ..."
"Francis (c. 1182-1226), "The Little Poor Man" of Assisi, and Clare (c.1193-1254), "The Clear One," the woman who lived out his vision with heroic simplicity, together shaped the spirituality of early thirteenth-century Europe. Each gathered communities of like-minded persons to live out a radical commitment to the Gospel message of poverty and in the process left a legacy that has captured the imagination of both believer and nonbelieve ..."
The Little Flowers of St. Francis(1st Edition) An Entirely New Version, with 20 Additional Chapters, of the Christian Classic of the Ages by Raphael Brown, FrancisOfAssisi Paperback, 357 Pages, Published 1971 by Image Books Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-0-385-07544-2, ISBN: 0-385-07544-8
"Here is a book that generation after generation has taken to its heart, for it lives and breathes the spirit of St. Francis as no other book has ever done. It is irresistible. The warmth of Franciscan love and joy radiates from every page. The best-loved stories of the Poverello and his followers are all here: Francis's sermon to the birds... the Stigmata... the wolf of Gubbio... the preaching of St. Anthony... the soaring "Canticle of ..."
"The Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order in hand-sewn soft cover. Hand sewn binding is intended to have a greater durability than either staple or paper book binding can provide. Beautifully typeset/
This version was lovingly typeset in order to allow the text block to have a dignity appropriate for the authoritative text.
This issue is imaged from the beautifully typeset hand bound fine hardback 2010 edition which is also available ..."
"The Franciscan Way of the Cross is a shorter meditation on the Way of Christ to Calvary. The devotion itself largely goes back to St. Francis, while the prayers and meditations contained here were written in the 16th century and have been used by Franciscans when preaching missions. Newly translated to be as close to the Latin as possible, this way of the Cross will help draw you in to the mystery of Christ's passion. Being in Latin an ..."
"Included in this collection of Medieval writings are Ray Petry's careful essays on the province and character of mysticism and the history of mysticism from Plato to Bernard of Clairvaux.Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological t ..."