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The Sun & Moon over Assisi: A Personal Encounter With Francis & Clare
I found the story of Francis life to be extremely interesting. He inflamed my imagination. Writing about him, in truth, was a way for me to get to know him better. I didn't realize it, but it was also a way for me to get to know God better.... Francis became my guide, showing
me the way. (from a Pilgrimage Diary )
The Sun and Moon Over Assisi reveals how the lives of the two medieval saints from Assisi--Francis and Clare--helped to transform the life of a thoroughly modern cynic from Los Angeles, California. The major events
of the lives of the two saints are unfolded here in a series of vivid and
engaging stories. Alongside the history of Francis and Clare, another
story the story of the spiritual transformation of the author, Hollywood filmmaker and television producer Gerard Straub, illustrating how Francis and Clare still speak to the present-day, secularized person. The author takes the reader with him, in a series of pilgrimage diaries and reflections, to the beautiful Italian sites important to the two saints. With Straub, we traverse the charming Umbrian hill towns, including Assisi, tour its churches and examine the art of Giotto found there. The Sun and Moon Over Assisi tells of an interior pilgrimage that will inspire the modern reader.
me the way. (from a Pilgrimage Diary )
The Sun and Moon Over Assisi reveals how the lives of the two medieval saints from Assisi--Francis and Clare--helped to transform the life of a thoroughly modern cynic from Los Angeles, California. The major events
of the lives of the two saints are unfolded here in a series of vivid and
engaging stories. Alongside the history of Francis and Clare, another
story the story of the spiritual transformation of the author, Hollywood filmmaker and television producer Gerard Straub, illustrating how Francis and Clare still speak to the present-day, secularized person. The author takes the reader with him, in a series of pilgrimage diaries and reflections, to the beautiful Italian sites important to the two saints. With Straub, we traverse the charming Umbrian hill towns, including Assisi, tour its churches and examine the art of Giotto found there. The Sun and Moon Over Assisi tells of an interior pilgrimage that will inspire the modern reader.
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614 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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November 21, 2014
Unnecessarily long. I did learn a fair amount about Francis and a little about Claire, which was worthwhile, but the author wrote way too much about his own personal feelings of unworthiness. Surely there are better books about Francis, who I am now convinced is indeed a saint who has important things to say to us today.
April 13, 2013
A mixed bag, more positive than negative—good insights into the life of St. Francis, good insights into the spiritual life, but eventually repetitive and laced with a few too many references to shaky sources. I stopped reading about 2/3 of the way through, but I don't regret the time I spent on it.
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