To Live As Francis Lived: A Guide for Secular Franciscans (The Path of Franciscan Spirituality) [Paperback]

Leonard Foley (Author), Jovian Weigel (Author), Patti Normile (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 25, 2000 | Series: The Path of Franciscan Spirituality

Whether you are a professed Franciscan of many years or someone just beginning to seek a spiritual understanding of Francis and Clare of Assisi, To Live as Francis Lived will lead you to a closer life with Jesus Christ. Through a process of prayer, reflection, study texts, questions and connections to Scripture, you will be formed in the Franciscan way of life as Francis lived it in his own time.

"...an invaluable resource for initial formation. Spiritual assistants at every level will draw on this material for inspiration and quotation in conferences and homilies."--Carl Schafer, O.F.M., National Assistant, Secular Franciscan Order-Oceania

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This guide will lead Secular Franciscans and other professed Franciscans to a better understanding of the Franciscan way of life. --Catholic Library World

About the Author

Leonard Foley, O.F.M., was a popular retreat master and speaker on Catholic identity and Franciscan topics. He wrote the best-selling Believing in Jesus: A Popular Overview of the Catholic Faith (St. Anthony Messenger Press).

Product Details

• Paperback: 209 pages
• Publisher: St. Anthony Messenger Press; First Edition edition (May 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0867163968
• ISBN-13: 978-9780867164
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding study guide on St. Francis, January 7, 2009

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Patricia Ann Mary Phillips "Alex 9" (Alexandria, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To Live As Francis Lived: A Guide for Secular Franciscans (The Path of Franciscan Spirituality) (Paperback)

I was very happy to receive this book again. I had my own copy in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina. It was lost during the storm.

This is why I ordered another copy, as I am a lay member of the Franciscans. I use my book as a study guide as I learn more about the life of St.Francis and his spirituality.

Thank you very much!!!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening, December 14, 2008

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Craig Okonski - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To Live As Francis Lived: A Guide for Secular Franciscans (The Path of Franciscan Spirituality) (Paperback)

I'm new to the Secular Franciscan Order and this book has been very helpful. I have been using it as a weekly guide as suggested. I look forward to my weekly visits.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superior writing, August 8, 2007

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H. Evans "Franciscan Brother" (Happy Valley, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To Live As Francis Lived: A Guide for Secular Franciscans (The Path of Franciscan Spirituality) (Paperback)

This book delivers! Easily understood and wastes no words, it gets to the point from first to last page. Will never be without it.

Br. Ross, FFR+