Let Us Begin: Saint Francis's Way of Becoming Like Christ and Renewing the World

by Thomas Griffin, CFR Fr. Mark-Mary Ames (foreword)

It's no secret we live in a time of confusion, scandal, and chaos. Our response is often despair, hopelessness, or uncertainty of what to do next. The world, however, needs to be repaired; what is broken needs to be rebuilt. Jesus famously asked Saint Francis of Assisi to rebuild his Church. Today, so many Catholics want their lives, families, nation, and Church repaired as well.



Let Us Begin highlights the unmatched witness of Francis on how to repair the brokenness of the human heart as well as to restore a world in need of renewal. As Francis realized more than 800 years ago, personal conversion is the key to renewing our Church and our culture.



Francis accepted God's invitation to let Christ change his life, and thus he began to live as Christ. He labored to repair what was broken, but he accomplished this tremendous rebuild by being enamored with Christ. Renewal in our age will follow the same When we are made into Christ, we change the world.

159 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 16, 2024

About the author

Thomas Alfred Griffin currently lives in Bridgewater Massachusetss with his wife Linda. Currently retired and enjoying the good life, this navy veteran’s passion for writing is fueled by his life experiences and ideas. This is his second book, with many more already in the works. He is an avid reader of all types of genres that is refelcted in his writing. Unilke other authors, his stlye is very unpredictable. He has a passion for doing right by people and making it his mission to give people a voice when theirs is not being heard. This is just the beginning of a long writing career, for a well seasoned man of many opinions and dreams.