The Simple Way
Meditations on the Words of Saint Francis
Murray Bodo
9780867169140
144 pages
Franciscan Media
Overview
Are you looking for the: Simple way to love God? Simple way to live? Simple way to love your neighbor? Simple way to pray? Simple way to love all of God’s creatures? The Simple Way: Meditations on the Words of Saint Francis might have the answers you are seeking. Just as Saint Francis said, “I have done what is mine, do what is yours to do,” Franciscan priest and best-selling author Murray Bodo invites you to read the words of Saint Francis and then meditate, pray and ultimately act upon Francis’ call to live the gospel life. This easily portable book provides space beneath each meditation to jot down your thoughts or to insert your own prayer. Bodo, an international expert on Franciscan spirituality, offers practical ways to integrate The Simple Way into your daily life.
Author Bio
MURRAY BODO, O.F.M., is a Franciscan priest and member of the Franciscan Academy. The award-winning author of numerous books, including the best-selling Francis: The Journey and the Dream and Mystics: Ten Who Show Us the Ways of God, and several books of poetry, including The Earth Moves at Midnight and Song of the Sparrow (St. Anthony Messenger Press), Bodo has had his poems, stories and articles published in magazines and literary journals in the United States and Ireland. He resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, and works in Assisi, Italy, as a staff member of the Franciscan Pilgrimage Programs