{"title":"Inspiration for a more peaceful and joyful world","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"poverty-and-joy","title":"Poverty and Joy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b75c7;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b75c7;\"\u003e'Written in lucid prose [this book] rings with Franciscan passion. Highly recommended.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLawrence S. Cunningham, University of Notre Dame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Franciscan tradition is as appealing a way of life today as it has been for centuries. William Short focuses first on the importance of the order's founders, Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi, offering an historical introduction. He then reflects on key themes: the Incarnation, poverty as a way to God, suffering and healing, and creation--humanity and nature in harmony. He introduces as well key figures in the Order: Bonaventure Angela of Foligno, and John Duns Scotus, who have helped shape the Franciscan vision and brought it to life through the ages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" msonormal=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam J. Short\u003c\/strong\u003e OFM is Dean of the Franciscan School of Theology in Berkeley, California. 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These moving reflections not only bring us the promise of eternal life but offer the basis for social peace and the redemption of the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Leonardo Boff\u003c\/strong\u003e has been awarded the 2001 Right Livelihood prize for his work in Brazil. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480_97069250-39fa-430d-bfc2-059faf5f3344_480x480.webp?v=1660153812\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeonardoBoff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3_480x480.png?v=1661971260\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leonardo.boff.oficial\/\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_480x480.png?v=1661971731\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newslite.tv\/do-we-still-deserve-to-continue-on-earth-by-leonardo-boff\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/GreenandBlackDarkProfessionalStaticQuoteGeneralNewsFacebookPost_2_480x480.png?v=1674831727\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23983401664576,"sku":"978-1-57075-356-5","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/The-Prayer-of-Saint-Francis-653x1000.jpg?v=1747248154"},{"product_id":"francis-of-assisi","title":"Francis of Assisi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3877bc;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"One of the most comprehensive and readable biographies or St Francis...Boff's work shows how Francis' vision addresses the nearly identical issues of today with uncanny foresight.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eSojourners\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this classic work, Brazilian Leonardo Boff explores the relevance of St. Francis to contemporary spirituality and to the construction of a new church. Boff shows how \"Il Poverello,\" the \"Little Poor Man\" of the 12th century embodies the Church's preferential option for the poor\" As a \"model of gentleness and care,\" Francis exemplifies how the spiritual and the social are never separate, but intimately bound together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his new preface Boff observes, \"Through his deep humanity Francis of Assisi has become an archetype of the human ideal. He belongs not only to Christianity but to all humankind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeonardo Boff\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Brazilian theologian, is one of the original proponents of Latin American liberation theology. His many books include \u003cem\u003eThe Prayer of St Francis\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChristianity in a Nutshell\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480_97069250-39fa-430d-bfc2-059faf5f3344_480x480.webp?v=1660153812\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeonardoBoff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3_480x480.png?v=1661971260\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leonardo.boff.oficial\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_480x480.png?v=1661971731\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_480x480.png?v=1661971731\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newslite.tv\/do-we-still-deserve-to-continue-on-earth-by-leonardo-boff\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/GreenandBlackDarkProfessionalStaticQuoteGeneralNewsFacebookPost_2_480x480.png?v=1674831727\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/GreenandBlackDarkProfessionalStaticQuoteGeneralNewsFacebookPost_2_480x480.png?v=1674831727\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23985104715840,"sku":"978-1-57075-680-1","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/51L4HR1xNDL._SX335_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1747248360"},{"product_id":"finding-francis-following-christ","title":"Finding Francis, Following Christ","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a world afflicted by violence, in a society marked by a growing gulf between rich and poor, in a church polarized around issues of power and authority, the example of St. Francis of Assisi remains fresh and relevant, a powerful model of the gospel in action. As award-winning author Michael Crosby points out, the memory of Francis does not simply challenge the violence and materialism of our culture. He embodies a positive, joy-filled example of humanity at its best. His mission to \"repair the church\" speaks directly to the crises facing the church today. His example of a nonviolent, justice-seeking, creation-centered spirituality speaks to the needs of our world and the deepest hungers of our hearts. Francis of Assisi is indeed a saint for all times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael H. Crosby\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1940-2017), a Capuchin Franciscan, was a tireless advocate for corporate responsibility. He travelled around the world, preaching and speaking on contemporary biblical discipleship. His many books include \u003cem\u003eThe Spiritualtity of the Beatitudes; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo You Love Me? \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Prayer that Jesus Taught Us.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23985273274432,"sku":"978-1-57075-729-7","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Finding_Francis_Mech_14.jpg?v=1747248382"},{"product_id":"the-world-is-my-cloister","title":"The World Is My Cloister","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The world is my cloister, my body is my cell, and my soul is the hermit within!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSt. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #438fe2;\"\u003e\"For people of all faiths, or none at all, this book reveals the consolations offered by cultivating faith in suffering humanity--and in the healing power of the pragmatic solidarity necessary to lessen it. It's hard to imagine a more helpful guidebook for those seeking to address growing inequalities and the resentment and discord they foster. In the view of this radically inclusive and stubbornly pragmatic man of God, that should include all of us.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePaul Farmer, MD,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Harvard Medical School and Partners in Health\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Thomas Merton once spoke of God as being 'mercy within mercy within mercy.' 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In chapters ranging from meditation to community, the gift of tears to the music of life, John inspires all of us to live the life of the spirit as expressed by our spiritual forebears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Michael Talbot\u003c\/strong\u003e is Catholic music's number one recording artist with sales of four million records worldwide. With more than 50 albums, 14 books and numerous videos, his sold-out concerts are popular among Christians of all denominations. John founded and remains the Minister General of the Brothers and Sisters of Charity at Little Portion Hermitage, a monastic community in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. 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Then, after demonstrating how both the Bible and the Qu'ran call for actions that promote the common good and love of neighbor, Dardess and Mich suggest practical ways for Muslims and Christians to come together to address the pressing needs of our world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA permanent deacon in the Roman Catholic Church, \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Dardess\u003c\/strong\u003e is a member of the Muslim Catholic Alliance of Rochester and is author of three books on Muslim-Christian dialogue: \u003cem\u003eMeeting Islam: A Guide for Christians\u003c\/em\u003e (Paraclete, 2005), and \u003cem\u003eDo We Worship the Same God: Comparing the Bible and the Quran\u003c\/em\u003e (St. Anthony Messenger, 2006). He lives in Rochester, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresident of the Greater Rochester Community of Churches, \u003cstrong\u003eMarvin L. 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His books include \u003cem\u003eCatholic Social Teaching and Movements\u003c\/em\u003e (Twenty-Third, 1998) and \u003cem\u003eThe Challenge and Spirituality of Catholic Social Teaching\u003c\/em\u003e (Sower Books, 2005).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23986106662976,"sku":"978-1-57075-907-9","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/In_the_Spirit_of_St_Francis2.jpg?v=1747248489"},{"product_id":"francis-of-rome-francis-of-assisi","title":"Francis of Rome \u0026 Francis of Assisi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\"\u003eThe vision of Pope Francis, as seen by one of the world's leading liberation theologians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1780c9;\"\u003e \"There is no shortage of excitement about Pope Francis, but very little critical theological analysis of his ministry . . . [Leonardo Boff] one of the most credible theological voices of Catholicism supplies it.\" --\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1780c9;\"\u003e\"Amidst the deluge of books about Pope Francis, Leonardo Boff's is the best informed and most eloquently written of any. His book is at once supple, elegant and utterly absorbing.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eHarvey Cox\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eThe Silencing of Leonardo Boff\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1780c9;\"\u003e\"Leonardo Boff is in a unique and informed position to write this book. He brings historical, theological, and cultural analysis--along with a lot of inspiration--to present the world with the genuine newness of these two revolutionary men named Francis. Read, and get ready for a truly catholic and ecumenical Christian hope!\" --\u003cstrong\u003eFr. Richard Rohr, O.F.M.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1780c9;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"VERDICT \u003c\/strong\u003eThe volume's subject matter and format make it well suited for adult Sunday school and other discussion groups with in interest an religion\u003cstrong\u003e . . .\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eIn his choice of a name, did Pope Francis also indicate an agenda, a vision, and a sense of mission? As Leonardo Boff observes, the spirit of St. Francis, the most beloved of all saints, invites the church to embrace the poor, to promote peace, and to adopt an ecological consciousness. In embracing these values, Pope Francis has unleashed enormous hopes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eIn this enthusiastic work, Boff explores the connections between the two Francises--and the promise they hold for the church and the world today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eLeonardo Boff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e spent more than thirty years as a Franciscan, including 22 years as a professor at the Franciscan Institute of Petropolis in Rio de Janeiro. Since leaving the Franciscan order and the priesthood in 1992, he has served as professor of ethics at the University of Rio de Janeiro. He has written more than eighty books, including \u003cem\u003eJesus Christ Liberator, Christianity in a Nutshell\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFrancis of Assisi\u003c\/em\u003e (all available from Orbis).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1780c9;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480_97069250-39fa-430d-bfc2-059faf5f3344_480x480.webp?v=1660153812\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeonardoBoff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3_480x480.png?v=1661971260\" width=\"264\" height=\"151\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leonardo.boff.oficial\/\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_480x480.png?v=1661971731\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"151\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newslite.tv\/do-we-still-deserve-to-continue-on-earth-by-leonardo-boff\/\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/GreenandBlackDarkProfessionalStaticQuoteGeneralNewsFacebookPost_2_480x480.png?v=1674831727\" width=\"264\" height=\"151\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23986902401088,"sku":"978-1-62698-083-9","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/Boff-Leonardo_FrancisOfRome.jpg?v=1747248594"},{"product_id":"st-francis-and-the-foolishness-of-god","title":"St Francis and the Foolishness of God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"color: #267fbc;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"This truly wonderful book introduces you anew to the person of Francis--the 'truly catholic' and always contemporary saint. 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Carmel Bendon has beautifully imagined such an evening, and her depiction of great mystics truly brings these figures to life. I laughed, I smiled, and I shed a tear or two of joy as I read this whimsical yet inspiring story.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d7fac;\"\u003eCarl McColman, author, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Big Book of Christian Mysticism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d98ac;\"\u003e“Carmel Bendon invites us into the intimate company of six intriguing medieval mystics and leaves us as nourished and vivified by their wisdom as the mystics are by their gracious dinner party host. 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The strange and sometimes alienating aspects of the medieval world are removed so that the mystics’ experiences and insights, and their resulting spiritual writings, are given fresh appeal and relevance to the lives of a twenty-first century reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Mystics Who Came to Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers a new “take” on the medieval mystics and their insights, filling a significant gap in the current range of books on the topic by providing an accurate and accessible account of the mystics that not only speaks to the spirit but also delivers their messages both authentically and accessibly in these difficult times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCarmel Bendon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a writer and presenter on “all things medieval” to academic and general audiences. 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She is the proud mother of three adult daughters and lives in Sydney with her husband, a faithful dog, and a wild garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"433\" height=\"83\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Bendon_Mystics_Who_Came_to_Dinner_TOC.pdf?v=1648488094\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Bendon_Mystics_Who_Came_to_Dinner_TOC.pdf?v=1648488094\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Bendon_Mystics_Who_Came_to_Dinner_TOC.pdf?v=1648488094\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Bendon_Mystics_Who_Came_to_Dinner_TOC.pdf?v=1648488094\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"intro\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Bendon_Mystics_Who_Came_to_Dinner_Intro.pdf?v=1648488106\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarmelBendon\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3_480x480.png?v=1661971260\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41056416825539,"sku":"978-1-62698-453-0","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984530.jpg?v=1747248965"},{"product_id":"i-francis-40th-anniversary-edition","title":"I, Francis: 40th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“One of the most poetic, most spiritual, and most instructive books I have read.”\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003cem\u003eMessaggero di S. Antonio\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3191d1;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e“Carretto’s life, like that of Francis, was a combination of action and contemplation. In his book, \u003cem\u003eI, Francis\u003c\/em\u003e, Carretto speaks in Francis’ voice, combining biography with what Francis might say to us today.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Richard Rohr, OFM, Center for Action and Contemplation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 40\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e anniversary edition of an Orbis classic—Francis of Assisi’s spirituality and life explained in an inimitable voice that could only be his own, except that it was Carretto’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I was born in Assisi, in Italy, eight hundred years ago. 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A helpful reminder that lies at the intersection of piety and mission, in service for the sake of Christ.”—\u003cstrong\u003eDean G. Blevins, Nazarene Theological Seminary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1977b3;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1977b3;\"\u003e“Howard Snyder weaves together in a fascinating way, on the one hand, a creative, engaging, and contextualized story of Francis of Assisi like no other account of this saint, and at the same time, an in-depth study of how renewal movements actually work.”—\u003cstrong\u003eRoger Schroeder, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1977b3;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1977b3;\"\u003e“This fascinating story of Francis and the movement he unleashed is as relevant today as it was 800 years ago, and invites us all, as followers of Jesus, to be inspired by Francis, and to become lesser.” —\u003cstrong\u003eDarrell Whiteman, Publisher, American Society of\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Missiology \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1977b3;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1977b3;\"\u003e“Howard Snyder is one of the world's leading experts on church renewal, and in this book he uses his extensive knowledge and wealth of wisdom to explore the dynamics and enduring impact of the Franciscan movement.”—\u003cstrong\u003eJames E. Pedlar, Tyndale University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1977b3;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1977b3;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"\u003e\"What a breath of fresh air! We Christians talk about aspiring to be like Jesus, but in Howard Snyder’s book we look into the amazing lives of Francis and Clare and those who joined them, who made Jesus their pattern in every way. I’m inspired, challenged, and convicted of what it means for me to call myself a follower of Jesus in my time and place.”—\u003cstrong\u003eLinda Adams, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBishop Emerita, Free Methodist Church USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3d4d66;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_3_480x480_255dce24-eaeb-4c08-8274-abc47204d28a_480x480.webp?v=1707416101\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the early 13th century Francis of Assisi and the Franciscan Movement breathed new life into the church, attracting tens of thousands of adherents. Yet within decades this movement split into clashing branches. Why?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince understanding Francis himself is key to understanding this history, Howard Snyder begins with Francis’s life, conversion, and remarkable mission. He highlights aspects of the story not found in most Francis biographies and identifies key factors that illuminate movement dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking at Francis as an organizer opens new windows of understanding into Franciscan history. Snyder explains how Francis put together his movement and how he led—or on occasion did not lead. He shows why the Lesser Brothers multiplied so quickly, crossing multiple cultural barriers, spreading into Asia, Africa, and the Americas. He also explicates their conflicts and why they eventually fragmented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrancis of Assisi, Movement Maker\u003c\/em\u003e offers insights for today’s church and its role in culture, including personal discipleship and the stewardship and healing of the earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoward A. Snyder\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a PhD in historical theology from the University of Notre Dame. His denominational affiliation is Free Methodist, and he has pastored churches in Detroit, São Paulo, and Chicago. He has taught at a number of seminaries including Asbury Theological Seminary, KY, and Tyndale Seminary, Toronto. He has served as visiting director, Manchester Wesley Research Centre, England. His books include \u003cem\u003eThe Problem of Wineskins: Church Structure in a Technological Age\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSalvation Means Creation Healed\u003c\/em\u003e (with Joel Scandrett).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover art: Detail from “The Death of St. Francis” by Giotto (1325)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover design: Regina Gelfer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/i-francis-40th-anniversary-edition?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=6b9ec4e61\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Carretto_Francis40thAnniversary_720x_fca55b5a-9459-4cce-9e4b-a413b635fd77_480x480.webp?v=1707412356\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"258\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/francis-of-rome-francis-of-assisi?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=12b211028\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Boff-Leonardo_FrancisOfRome_720x_d56d7e67-532b-47f6-a0e8-ac6a42110d1b_480x480.webp?v=1707412401\" width=\"168\" height=\"258\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/francis-of-assisi?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=12b211028\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/51L4HR1xNDL._SX335_BO1_204_203_200_360x_c81872dc-f31b-42c5-a5e4-06f8d749ef50_480x480.jpg?v=1707412443\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"248\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; 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He has written one of the best books on St. Francis there is.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eTwin Circle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 86, 66);\"\u003e\"In its poetic and reflective wisdom the book achieves a compelling montage of lessons and spiritual truths for contemporary Christians.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eCross and Crown\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 86, 66);\"\u003e\"Francis: The Journey and the Dream depicted a Francis who 'sang' to me. I felt that I had found a teacher to lead me home. I had no idea where this was going to lead, but I was ready to follow.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Michael Talbot\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 86, 66);\"\u003e“Francis’s life was his message, and in this book it is beautifully represented, in all its strange beauty, simplicity, and faith.”—\u003cstrong\u003eValerie Martin, author, \u003ci\u003eSalvation: Scenes from the Life of St. Francis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 86, 66);\"\u003e\"Here is a St. Francis who knew doubt, fear, loneliness, pain, discouragement as well as enthusiasm for life and his brothers, wonder, joy, and gratitude for people and all creation. I return to the book many times to reflect and pray.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eJeremy Harringon, O.F.M.,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGuardian and Commissary of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 86, 66);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 86, 66);\"\u003e“Words, images, intuitions about Francesco so artfully assembled that thousands have breathed the pine-scented Umbrian air and glimpsed—however fleetingly—the sun-drenched horizons of the soul’s longing.”—\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Carney, OSF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"46\" width=\"460\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“This will always hold that special place in my heart as my first book about Francis of Assisi. It will ever be my ‘first love.’ I hope you enjoy and love it as much as I do, and that it aids you on your spiritual journey in Christ as much as it has aided mine.” —\u003cb\u003eJohn Michael Talbot, from his Foreword\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1972, a young Franciscan friar named Murray Bodo wrote a unique book about the life of St. Francis of Assisi, one of the world’s most popular saints. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancis: The Journey and the Dream\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003econveyed the essential story of Francis through a 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. Over fifty years later, this book still captivates readers everywhere. This edition includes a preface in which Fr. Bodo reflects on a half-century spent immersed in the Franciscan way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMurray Bodo, OFM,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ea Franciscan priest, has spent his Franciscan priestly life teaching writing and English and American literature, as well as writing prose and poetry, offering spiritual direction, leading Franciscan pilgrimages, and giving retreats. He resides in Cincinnati. 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Short, O.F.M., dean, Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"Ilia Delio's insights about the spirituality of space represent just a part of her unique understanding of the kind of compassion so needed in our world today.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eMichael H. Crosby, O.F.M. Cap., author, Thank God Ahead of Time: The Life and Spirituality of Solanus Casey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"43\" width=\"430\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“The key to Francis’s transformation into love, his secret of making wholes out of the scattered fragments of life, was compassion. He learned compassion as the art of healing broken hearts by collecting the tears of the forgotten, the frightened, and the lonely in his hands and holding the wounded as his kin. Francis entered the world of the stranger and made the stranger into a brother. He learned to love what was weak and fragile, and he learned to care for what the world discarded.”—\u003cb\u003eFrom the Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhat is compassion and how does it emerge in the human heart? What moves us to compassion? Can we learn compassion as a way of life? Can we let go of our fears to love more deeply? These are some of the questions that guide this brief and inspiring book.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eCompassion\u003c\/i\u003e traces the life of St. Francis, his growth from a selfish, materialistic young man to the humble, holy saint beloved by millions. With this book as your guide, you can do simple things every day to discover a more compassionate, open, fearless, and loving life—just as Francis did, in a time not so unlike our own.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIlia Delio\u003c\/b\u003e, a Franciscan Sister of Washington, DC, is retired professor of theology at Villanova University, and founder and executive director of the World Institute for Science, Religion and Culture. Her many books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Not-Yet God: Carl Jung, Teilhard de Chardin, and the Relational Whole\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Unbearable Wholeness of Being: God, Evolution, and the Power of Love;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Humility of God: A Franciscan Perspective,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eall from Orbis Books.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e          \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-compassion-connection?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=f23e284f6\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"308\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626982857.jpg?v=1763479773\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-compassion-connection?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=f23e284f6\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"307\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Compassion-653x1000.jpg?v=1763479827\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/eyes-of-compassion?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=eyes+of+compassion\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"308\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/forest-eye-compassion_3.jpg?v=1763479921\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_1_2faa04ad-a053-4785-8dde-8383dcd46fe1.webp?v=1757950649\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; 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How, if at all, can well-educated Christians of the present era see the central symbols of their faith in relation to the worldview mediated to them by the best of the contemporary sciences? How, if at all, can a Christian believer relate faith in a God of creative love to a world so laden with pain and suffering? Sister Ilia has taken on these monumental issues and has opened insights that can be helpful to many who take their Christian faith seriously. For this, readers of this book about the humility of God will be deeply indebted to Sister Ilia.”—\u003cb\u003eZachary Hayes, OFM\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eHumility isn’t merely central to Franciscan spirituality— it is divinely inspired! Humility opens our hearts to the workings of God’s grace and illuminates a prayerful path on which we journey.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eUsing Saint Bonaventure’s Christ-centered mysticism as a framework, Franciscan scholar Ilia Delio explores the humble dimensions of the God who captured the heart of Saint Francis, Saint Clare, and other luminaries who adopted their way of life through the centuries. A must-read for anyone interested in Franciscan theology, Delio invites readers to contemplate God’s humility and be transformed by the same divine dimension that set the Franciscan way into motion.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIlia Delio\u003c\/b\u003e, a Franciscan Sister of Washington, D.C., is retired professor of theology at Villanova University, and founder and executive director of the World Institute for Science, Religion and Culture. Her many books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Not-Yet God: Carl Jung, Teilhard de Chardin and the Relational Whole\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hours of the Universe: Reflections on God, Science, and the Human Journey\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking All Things New: Catholicity, Cosmology, Consciousness,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eall from Orbis Books.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/st-francis-and-the-foolishness-of-god?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=foolishness+of+god\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"307\" width=\"200\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Dennis_Saint_Francis_and_the_Foolishness_070b21b8-8119-40de-82da-a0bed1aed64f.jpg?v=1763478733\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/francis-of-assisi?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=f023705af\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"308\" width=\"208\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/51L4HR1xNDL._SX335_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1763481846\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/finding-francis-following-christ?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=finding+francis\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Finding_Francis_Mech_14_3a9d803c-73b5-4890-8f01-2fc08fe921a6.jpg?v=1763481957\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"307\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; 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In this elegantly written book, Murray Bodo brings Francis of Assisi’s life experiences and teachings into dialogue with our contemporary world, showing our need for the breathtaking beauty of the Franciscan spiritual and theological visions.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Mary Beth Ingham, CSJ, Franciscan School of Theology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Fr. Murray Bodo illuminates the grace of the Franciscan tradition and its ongoing relevance, importance, and timeliness with each of his brilliant and poetic books. \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSurrounded by Love \u003c\/span\u003eis both an introduction to and a meditation on the wisdom of St. Francis of Assisi that the world so desperately needs today. This is a must-read book!\" \u003cstrong\u003e— Daniel P. Horan, OFM, author, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGod is Not Fair and other Reasons for Gratitude\u003c\/span\u003eand \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDating God: Live and Love in the Way of St. Francis\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Whether you are new to the Franciscan tradition or deeply rooted in its spirituality, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSurrounded by Love\u003c\/span\u003e is a wonderfully inspiring read. While the stories of St. Francis may be familiar to many, Murray Bodo’s storytelling ability and poetic insights give them a renewed character, allowing the reader to enter into the mind and heart of the great saint in a profound way.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Casey Cole, OFM, founder of Breaking in the Habit Media and author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCalled: What Happens After Saying Yes to God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Fr. Murray Bodo has lost nothing of the joy, freshness and vitality that characterized his writing when he was a newly vowed young friar. Yet, his latest work, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSurrounded by Love: Seven Teachings from Saint Francis\u003c\/span\u003e, possesses something else: wisdom. It is a gift received after a lifetime spent serving others: as friar and priest, as pilgrimage leader, as teacher and mentor, as companion to the countless friends he has made around the world. What emerges here are seven teachings passed on to Fr. Murray through close and intimate relationship not only with St. Francis of Assisi, but with Jesus Christ himself. Thank you, Fr. Murray, for the gift of this newest book.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eBret Thoman, OFS, author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSt. Francis of Assisi: Passion, Poverty, and the Man Who Transformed the Catholic Church\u003c\/span\u003eand \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSt Clare of Assisi: Light from the Cloister\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"To live a Franciscan life, we must live the Gospel and embrace its basic truth. Murray Bodo clearly and poetically expresses how the Franciscan life is to be lived in this seven-part outline of the way St. Francis of Assisi embraced the Gospel life, underscoring each essential principle with quotes from early Franciscan works.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Barb Szyszkiewicz, OFS, editor of CatholicMom.com and managing editor of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eToday's Catholic Teacher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFr. Murray Bodo, OFM, brings to life seven teachings of St. Francis of Assisi in his familiar, lyrical style. These seven teachings are both a way and a destination, the way being transformation and the destination being the love of God. This simple map for living is why St. Francis is still admired today in our divided world. When you lie these teachings, the natural result is joy and union with God, who lives with us and within all creation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"editorialReviews_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-base\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMurray Bodo\u003c\/strong\u003e, OFM is a Franciscan priest and an award-winning author of many books, including Francis: The Journey and the Dream. 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Ilia Delio illustrates how Clare, through her life, her writings, letters, prayer and example, is truly a mystic who helped generations of Catholics clearly see how Christ took on human flesh, not just to suffer and die for us, but to help us all in turn reflect back the face of Christ to the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eClare was not simply a follower of Francis; she was a formidable, resolute, devout and loving saint whose life centered on this essence of human identity—Christ is in each of us—and who sought to teach us to just be ourselves and to let God dwell within us. In Clare of Assisi: A Heart Full of Love, Ilia Delio shows us just how Clare’s simple but powerful beliefs transformed the way we all think about Christ—even today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\"\u003eIlia Delio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\"\u003e, a Franciscan Sister of Washington, D.C., is retired Professor of Villanova University, and founder a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\"\u003end Executive Director of the World Institute for Science, Religion and Culture. 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