As thirteenth-century urban populations increased, the friars, entrusted by the Church with the ministry of preaching, naturally needed to go where the people were. At the same time they needed to honor their way of life, which required them to live prayerfully in fraternities, yet not settle down permanently in stable religious houses after the monastic model. Cusato and Warner present issues arising from this tension and look at how the Order did, and still does, attempt to resolve it or at least live creatively with it.

True Followers of Justice: Identity, Insertion and Itienerancy Among the Elderly Franciscans

O.F.M.

Michael F. Cusato

Keith Warner

Franciscan Inst Pubs

The three volumes in the series, Studies in Early Franciscan Sources, provide assistance to those interested in a deeper understanding of the writings of the Early Documents The Writings of Francis and Clare. The authors, scholars interested in and committed to the Franciscan tradition, have brought contemporary research together, applied it to each of the specific texts, and offered their own perspective. First, the essays definethe status questionis by informing the reader about the state of current research on each of the texts considered. Second, the essays are intended to introduce the reader to these texts within the dimensions of their multilayered contextual-historical framework. The hope of those involved in producing these studies is to help others learn how to read, interpret, and apply these newly translated texts to enrich the historical understanding, theological vision, and practical living out of the Gospel message. This volume contains essays by Luigi Pellegrini, Jean- FranÃƒÂ§ois Godet-Calogeras, Michael W. Blastic, Michael F. Cusato, Jay M. Hammond, and Laurent Gallant.

The Writings of Francis of Assisi: Letters and Prayers

PHD.

Jay Hammond

Michael Blastic

Wayne Hellmann

The three volumes in the series, Studies in Early Franciscan Sources, provide assistance to those interested in a deeper understanding of the writings of the Early Documents The Writings of Francis and Clare. The authors,scholars interested in and committedto the Franciscan tradition, have broughtcontemporary research together, appliedit to each of the specific texts, and offered their own perspective. First, the essays definethe status questionis by informing the reader about the state of current research on each of the texts considered. Second, the essays are intended to introduce the reader to these texts within the dimensions of their multilayered contextual-historicalframework. The hope of those involved inproducing these studies is to help otherslearn how to read, interpret, and applythese newly translated texts to enrich thehistorical understanding, theological vision, and practical living out of the Gospel message. This volume containsessays by William J. Short, Michael W.Blastic, Jay M. Hammond and J.A. WayneHellmann.

The Writings of Francis of Assisi: Rules, Testament and Admonitions

The three volumes in the series, Studies in Early Franciscan Sources, provide assistance to those interested in a deeper understanding of the writings of the Early Documents The Writings of Francis and Clare. The authors, scholars interested in and committed to the Franciscan tradition, have brought contemporary research together, applied it to each of the specific texts, and offered their own perspective. First, the essays definethe status questionis by informing the reader about the state of current research on each of the texts considered. Second, the essays are intended to introduce the reader to these texts within the dimensions of their multilayered contextual-historical framework. The hope of those involved in producing these studies is to help others learn how to read, interpret, and apply these newly translated texts to enrich the historical understanding, theological vision, and practical living out of the Gospel message. This volume contains essays by Ingrid Peterson, Lezlie Knox, Michael W. Blastic and Jean-FranÃ§ois Godet-Calogeras.

The Writings of Clare of Assisi: Letters, Form of Life, Testament and Blessing - Studies in Early Franciscan Sources

The Writings of Francis of Assisi: Letters and Prayers - Studies in Early Franciscan Sources

The Writings of Francis of Assisi: Rules, Testament and Admonitions - Studies in Early Franciscan Sources

by Fr. Demetrius Manousos. Originally published by the Catechetical Guild in 1954 (Imprimatur Francis Cardinal Spellman), this is a comic book unlike any other. Know Your Mass is a detailed, fully illustrated, step-by-step explanation of the Traditional Latin Mass now reprinted for the first time in full color! The book presents the theology of the Mass in a manner easily understood by children and yet is incredibly interesting and informative for adults as well. This should come as no surprise to those who have read The Seven Sacraments, another Angelus Press reprint by Fr. Manousos, who has the amazing ability to take solid theology and present it to children...without dumbing it down. He was truly a gifted writer. This makes Know Your Mass an excellent catechetical tool for all ages. All parts of the Holy Sacrifice are covered, from the preparation for Mass, the altar, sacred vessels and vestments, liturgical actions, the sanctuary, and some liturgical history as well, including helpful suggestions for children to get the most or should we say GIVE the most at Mass. Ideal, NO, PERFECT, as a First Holy Communion gift. Great for converts as well. Anyone who delves into this book cannot come away ignorant of the true significance of the liturgical representation of Our Lord s Sacrifice on Calvary that is the Holy Mass. Highly recommended. 96pp, softcover.

Know Your Mass

Religion & Spirituality

Fr. Demetrius Manousos

Cap.

Christian Books & Bibles

Angelus Press

A CENTURY OF GRACE was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Awards Gold for best religion book for 2009. With over 300 full-color photographs, this stunning book is not only an extensive and beautiful record of stained glass, murals, statues, and architecture, but it is also a meditation on Scripture, prayer, Franciscan spirituality, and liturgy in this sacred space, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. You will see that we do not walk through this journey alone, but are surrounded by "a cloud of witnesses".
 Published on the 100th anniversary of this historic structure in the City of Sacramento, A Century of Grace captures the lost skills of artisans who attempted to incarnate the divine by surrounding worshipers with an illustrative "catechism" written in stone, glass and religious art.
 This collection of photos, Scripture, and prayers witnesses for us how belief can be integrated beautifully with environment. Worship is enhanced when tradition, creativity, and enthusiasm meet to acclaim the divine.

A Century of Grace: A Meditation on a People of God in a House of God

Father Anthony Garibaldi

Publishers Design Group

At the heart of the struggles and tensions of the early Franciscan movement, contending narratives vied with each other for a hearing and a following within medieval Franciscan history. That struggle was essentially between two different visions of Franciscan life. The earlier minorite vision of Franciscan life was sensitive to and critical of the socio-economic realities operative in the Spoleto Valley at the turn of the thirteen century; friars desired to live with and be at the service of the minores of their time. Another vision preferred a more institutionalized form of charism, stressing the apostolic (and predominantly clerical) usefulness of the Franciscan order to Church and society through the excellence of its preaching, acuity of its learning and radicality of its asceticism., These two version of the Franciscan charism, while complementary expressions of the vision of Francis, were not easily reconcilable or compatible with each other Both represented spiritual visions, but the social formation and location of the friars from which each of these visions originated were not the same, thus conditioning their contrasting perspectives on the forma vitae and explaining at least some of the differences and resulting struggles. This volume gathers together and updates previously published essays on topics related to the contested story of early Franciscan history (1205-1239), treating subjects such as the Franciscan approach to power and authority, the attitude of Francis towards Ismam and the Crusades, the Privilege of Poverty, the connection between the two versions of the Epoistola ad fideles, the relationship between the chartula and stigmata of Francis, the centrality of the Sacrum commercium, and the fall from grace of Elias of Cortona.

The Early Franciscan Movement

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True Followers of Justice: Identity, Insertion and Itienerancy Among the Elderly Franciscans

The Writings of Francis of Assisi: Letters and Prayers

The Writings of Francis of Assisi: Rules, Testament and Admonitions

The Writings of Clare of Assisi: Letters, Form of Life, Testament and Blessing - Studies in Early Franciscan Sources

The Writings of Francis of Assisi: Letters and Prayers - Studies in Early Franciscan Sources

The Writings of Francis of Assisi: Rules, Testament and Admonitions - Studies in Early Franciscan Sources

The Writings of Clare of Assisi: Letters, Form of Life, Testament and Blessing - Studies in Early Franciscan Sources

Know Your Mass

A Century of Grace: A Meditation on a People of God in a House of God

The Early Franciscan Movement