Description
Readers might wonder why more colorful details from episodes in Francis' life, such as him "kissing" the leper, are missing from these pages. But just listen to Francis's own powerful words in his Testament: "It seemed very bitter for me to see lepers. And the Lord led me among them and I showed mercy to them. And when I left them, what had seemed bitter to me was turned into sweetness of soul and body." Why try to embellish the spiritual beauty and power of the event as described in Francis's own words? That's the difference between hagiography and history, and Fr. Speier shows the plain truth about the life of St. Francis is just as captivating as the myth.
Author: Tom Speier
Publisher: Franciscan Media
Published: 08/06/2020
Pages: 148
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781632533227
ISBN10: 1632533227
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity | Saints & Sainthood
About the Author
Tom Speier, OFM, is a priest of the Franciscan Province of Saint John the Baptist based in Cincinnati, Ohio. His province assignments have included seminary Professor at Duns Scotus College in Southfield, Michigan, and St. Leonard College in Centerville, Ohio. A graduate of The Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University, Tom founded the Franciscan Internship Program in Spiritual Direction & Directed Retreats; he conducted sessions in Europe, Africa, Asia as well as yearly in the USA. Presently he ministers at the Parish and Newman Center for the University of Cincinnati and presents retreats with Franciscan themes. He resides at the provincial headquarters (or "mother house") in Cincinnati.
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