St. Francis, Alone
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
August 24, 2024
Curious and worried friends came to talk to Francis—some to join him, some to convince him to return to the safety inside the city walls.
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Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
Murray Bodo is a Franciscan priest and an award-winning author of numerous books, including the bestselling, Francis: The Journey and the Dream, and most recently, Nourishing Love: A Franciscan Celebration of Mary and his twelfth book of poetry, Canticle: The Beauty of Art’s Intrusion. He has had poems, stories and articles published in magazines and literary journals in the United States, England, and Ireland. A founding staff member of Franciscan Pilgrimage Programs, he led yearly pilgrimages to Assisi, Italy for over 40 years before retiring in 2020. Fr. Murray resides in the inner city “Over-the-Rhine” neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, where he continues to write and minister.
Susan Saint Sing, a Secular Francisan, has a doctoral degree in kinesiology from The Pennsylvania State University. She has written nine books on sport and spirituality including Francis and the San Damiano Crucifix: Mediations on Spiritual Transformation (Franciscan Media) and The Wonder Crew, The Eight: One Season in the Tradition of Harvard Crew (St. Martins Press). Susan has collaborated with Father Murray in audio recordings, national talks, and A Retreat with Francis and Clare of Assisi.
The Face of Heaven
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
August 21, 2024
When St. Francis sang his “Canticle of the Creatures,” he was singing a way of seeing.
Wedded to Lady Poverty
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
August 20, 2024
As the story of Francis progresses, it becomes evident that the true religion here means gospel poverty, the poverty of the poor Christ.
St. Clare’s Canticle
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
August 16, 2024
Clare’s love song came out of her own sufferings.
Walk without Fear
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
April 15, 2024
Fear is crippling. It has prevented me from doing so many things.
Living Gospels
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
April 14, 2024
It is my presumption that Francis and his brothers became living gospels the same way we do, by walking in the footsteps of Christ, which is a gradual, ongoing pilgrimage.
Lovely Lady Poverty
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
April 12, 2024
This mystery of gospel poverty is the great desire of Francis’s heart and soul because it is the mystery of Christ, who is being born within Francis as Francis dies to himself to become like Christ.