Download or read book Brother Wolf of Gubbio written by Colony Elliott Santangelo and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exquisitely embellished in gold, imbued with the vibrant palette of the Renaissance, and painstakingly rendered on bass wood panels, Brother Wolf embraces the spirit of its time. An old wolf terrorizes the villagers of Gubbio-until Saint Francis brings about a peace between man and animal. This inspiring and favorite legend is richly illuminated and lovingly depicted by a new artist of great talent. A storyteller's ear informs a tale whose gentle message of spirituality and the brotherhood of all living things will strike a resonant chord. Those familiar with art history will delight in finding images which quote famous paintings; all others will simply delight.
Download or read book Brother Wolf written by Robyn L. Stacey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-04 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brother Wolf The Wolf of Gubbio A Story of Saint Francis is the uplifting story of how Saint Francis of Assisi saved the village of Gubbio, Italy from a lone wolf who brought fear to the village. You may think you have heard the story, as it's been a timeless one for centuries; however, you haven't heard it this way before. Join Brother Wolf as he tells the story from his point of view. He explains why he went to Gubbio, and he speaks of his first impression of Brother Francis. Find out why the wolf went to Gubbio, and what Brother Francis did to resolve the situation. Saint Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals. If you love animals and have a special devotion to Saint Francis of Assisi, this book will be an endearing addition to your home. Beautifully illustrated with original photographs of the author's wolf dog taken by the author and converted into line art drawings and a couple of author illustrations.
Download or read book Brother Wolf of Gubbio written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An old and hungry wolf terrorizes the townspeople of Gubbio until Saint Francis shows the villagers how to live peacefully with the wolf.
Download or read book Saint Francis and the Wolf written by Jane Langton and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2007 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lovely retelling of one of the lesser known tales of the Saint Francis's lessons centers on the legend of the great wolf of Gubbio, a ferocious canine who terrorized the town and was slowly reducing it to penury and starvation. In nearby Assisi, Brother Francis heard of their plight and came to their rescue. Unbelievingly, the villagers watched from the ramparts as Brother Francis called to the wolf, tamed it with his tenderness, and made it pledge that if the people of Gubbio would care for it, he would do them no harm. He took the pledge and lived in harmony with the citizens of the city until his death.
Download or read book The Wolf of Gubbio written by Josephine Preston Peabody and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scene is laid in Italy, near Gubbio, the day before Christmas, and the leading character is St. Francis of Assisi.
Download or read book Brother Sun Sister Moon written by Margaret Mayo and published by Little Brown & Company. This book was released on 2000 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of St. Francis of Assisi, who rejected his wealthy background to lead a life of poverty, good works, and kindness to animals.
Download or read book God s Troubadour written by Sophie Jewett and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Saint Francis written by Brian Wildsmith and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the life of St. Francis of Assisi, who rejects his wealthy background to lead a life of poverty, good works, and kindness to animals, told as though spoken by the saint himself.
Download or read book The Line Becomes a River written by Francisco Cantú and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NAMED A TOP 10 BOOK OF 2018 BY NPR and THE WASHINGTON POST WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN CURRENT INTEREST FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE NONFICTION AWARD The instant New York Times bestseller, "A must-read for anyone who thinks 'build a wall' is the answer to anything." --Esquire For Francisco Cantú, the border is in the blood: his mother, a park ranger and daughter of a Mexican immigrant, raised him in the scrublands of the Southwest. Driven to understand the hard realities of the landscape he loves, Cantú joins the Border Patrol. He and his partners learn to track other humans under blistering sun and through frigid nights. They haul in the dead and deliver to detention those they find alive. Plagued by a growing awareness of his complicity in a dehumanizing enterprise, he abandons the Patrol for civilian life. But when an immigrant friend travels to Mexico to visit his dying mother and does not return, Cantú discovers that the border has migrated with him, and now he must know the full extent of the violence it wreaks, on both sides of the line.
Download or read book Francis of Assisi written by Augustine Thompson and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-21 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the most beloved saints in the Catholic tradition, Francis of Assisi (c. 1181-1226) is popularly remembered for his dedication to poverty, his love of animals and nature, and his desire to follow perfectly the teachings and example of Christ. During his lifetime and after his death, followers collected, for their own purposes, numerous stories, anecdotes, and reports about Francis. As a result, the man himself and his own concerns became lost in legend. In this authoritative and engaging new biography, Augustine Thompson, O.P., sifts through the surviving evidence for the life of Francis using modern historical methods. The result is a complex yet sympathetic portrait of the man and the saint. Francis emerges from this account as very much a typical thirteenth-century Italian layman, but one who, when faced with unexpected crises in his personal life, made decisions so radical that they challenge his own society-and ours. Unlike the saint of legend, this Francis never had a unique divine inspiration to provide him with rules for following the teachings of Jesus. Rather, he spent his life reacting to unexpected challenges, before which he often found himself unprepared and uncertain. The Francis who emerges here is both more complex and more conflicted than that of older biographies. His famed devotion to poverty is found to be more nuanced than expected, perhaps not even his principal spiritual concern. Thompson revisits events small and large in Francis's life, including his troubled relations with his father, his contacts with Clare of Assisi, his encounter with the Muslim sultan, and his receiving the Stigmata, to uncover the man behind the legends and popular images. A tour de force of historical research and biographical writing, Francis of Assisi: A New Biography is divided into two complementary parts-a stand alone biographical narrative and a close, annotated examination of the historical sources about Francis. Taken together, the narrative and the survey of the sources provide a much-needed fresh perspective on this iconic figure. "As I have worked on this biography," Thompson writes, "my respect for Francis and his vision has increased, and I hope that this book will speak to modern people, believers and unbelievers alike, and that the Francis I have come to know will have something to say to them today."
Download or read book Francis The Journey and the Dream written by Murray Bodo and published by Franciscan Media. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1972, a young Franciscan friar named Murray Bodo wrote a unique book about the life of St. Francis of Assisi. Francis: The Journey and the Dream offered readers a unique 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. Fifty years and over 200,000 copies later, this book still captivates people everywhere, and Fr. Bodo is still writing about St. Francis and the Franciscan way of life. His poetic style continues to draw readers in, and he himself continues to gaze in wonder at the saint who worked nearly his entire life to rebuild the church. This special anniversary edition includes a new preface in which Fr. Bodo reflects on a half century spent immersed in the Franciscan way.
Download or read book Streams of Living Water written by Richard J. Foster and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2001-11-27 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the bestselling celebration of discipline explores the great traditions of Christian spirituality and their role in spiritual renewal today. In this landmark work, Foster examines the "streams of living water" –– the six dimensions of faith and practice that define Christian tradition. He lifts up the enduring character of each tradition and shows how a variety of practices, from individual study and retreat to disciplines of service and community, are all essential elements of growth and maturity. Foster examines the unique contributions of each of these traditions and offers as examples the inspiring stories of faithful people whose lives defined each of these "streams."
Download or read book Brother Francis and the Friendly Beasts written by Margaret Hodges and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young man rejects his wealthy background to lead a life of poverty and good works, always befriending animals.
Download or read book The Truce of the Wolf and Other Tales of Old Italy written by Mary Gould Davis and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first story in this book is retold from the "Fioretti" of St. Francis of Assisi. "Calandrino and the pig" is from the "Decameron" of Boccaccio. The last three stories are adapted from "Legends of Florence" by C.G. Leland.
Download or read book God s Fool written by Julien Green and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1987-09-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This warm, richly detailed biography brings the beloved saint alive in all his human and profoundly spiritual dimensions.
Download or read book The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts written by Abbie Farwell Brown and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of twenty legends of saints and friendly beasts.
Download or read book The Lord written by Romano Guardini and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-28 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only true and unedited telling of the life of Christ—his life and times, in historical context, but not lacking the psychology behind his physical being and spirit. Unlike other books seeking to strip Jesus' story to reveal only the human being, Romano Guardini's The Lord gives the complete story of Jesus Christ—as man, Holy Ghost, and Creator. Pope Benedict XVI lauds Guardini's work as providing a full understanding of the Son of God, away from the prejudice that rationality engenders. Put long-held myths aside and discover the entire truth about God's only begotten Son.
