The Saint Francis Prayer Book
This warm-hearted little book is a window into the soul of St. Francis, one of the most passionate and inspiring followers of Jesus. Prayer was to Francis as play is to a child: natural, easy, creative, and joyful, author Jon Sweeney tells us. Before it became common to speak in personal terms of a relationship with God, Francis did so and made it seem natural. With this guide, readers will:- Pray the words that Francis taught his spiritual brothers and sisters to pray.- Explore Francis's time and place and feel the joy and earnestness of the first Franciscans.- Experience how it is possible to live a contemplative and active life, at the sam…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-55725-717-8
- EAN: 9781557257178
- Produktnummer: 20434570
- Verlag: Paraclete Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'479 KB
Über den Autor
Jon M. Sweeney is the author of several books including Strange Heaven: The Virgin Mary as Woman, Mother, Disciple, and Advocate (September 2006); and Born Again and Again: Surprising Benefits of a Fundamentalist Childhoodwhich was named one of the Best Books of 2005 by Spirituality & Health magazine and with an Award of Merit in the Spirituality category by Christianity Today. He has also written The St. Francis Prayer Book; The Lure of Saints; Praying with Our Handswhich was featured on PBS's Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and is the editor of Paul Sabatier's classic biography of St. Francis, The Road to Assisi, which was a selection of the History Book Club, Crossings Book Club, Literary Guild, and Book-of-the-Month Club.Jon was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of SkyLight Paths Publishing, a multifaith trade book publisher in Vermont, until he joined Paraclete Press in Massachusetts as their associate publisher.He writes an occasional column for the website, www.explorefaith.org, and his articles have been published in a variety of magazines including Catholic Digest, The Lutheran, The Merton Seasonal, and Spirituality & Health.He is a frequent guest speaker to groups of all denominational backgrounds on the subjects of understanding the Virgin Mary, Christian fundamentalism, St. Francis of Assisi, and appreciating the Catholic imagination. He was the featured speaker at The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on St. Francis's feast day in 2004. Jon lives in Vermont with his wife and two teenage children.Visit Jon Sweeney's blog at www.jonmsweeney.wordpress.com.
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