Francis of Assisi
Subtitle: writer and spiritual master
By: Thaddée Matura ; translated by Paul Lachance ; with the collaboration of Colette Wisnewski.
Contributors: Wisnewski, Colette.
Publisher: St. Anthony Messenger Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cincinnati, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 82
Subjects: Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226; Spirituality -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-76) and index.
Table of contents: title: Francis of Assisi as a writer and spiritual master; title: Francis' theology and anthropology; title: The main lines of the spirituality of the writings; title: What is spirituality?; title: The different spiritualities; title: The spirituality of Francis of Assisi; title: Our approach; title: Francis' vision : a trinitarian God; title: The primacy of "the Father most holy"; title: "The Word of the Father, so worthy, so holy and so glorious"; title: Christ's presence today; title: The paths for the experience of Christ; title: The spirit paraclete; title: The operations of the spirit; title: Who am I? : so admirable and yet so woeful; title: "... in what excellence the Lord God has placed you!"; title: "We can claim as our own only our vices and our sins"; title: The community of saints and sinners; title: Life according to the Gospel, an itinerary; title: The heart turned towards the Lord; title: "To cherish and nourish one's brother like a mother"; title: Life in the church; title: The radical poverty of one's being; title: To follow in the footprints of our Lord; title: The beatitudes and their fruits; title: The mission; title: The life of the world to come.