Tag Archives: Bonaventura Berlinghieri

love was the clue

For most moderns, devout worshipers or not, Saint Francis represents the appreciation of love of nature, of the physical world, of mere wonderful earth and fire and water. This was one of Francis’s discoveries, revelations. Of course the men of … Continue reading

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finding his way to Him

Saint Francis set us straight about the democracy of all God’s creatures, but he still enjoyed a pig’s foot stew and never thought of becoming a vegetarian…. In October, 1224, Saint Francis of Assisi descended from Mount La Verna, where … Continue reading

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