Murray Bodo
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Francis : The Journey And The Dream (Anniversary)
$19.99Add to cartIn 1972, a young Franciscan friar named Murray Bodo wrote a unique book about the life of St. Francis of Assisi.
Francis: The Journey and the Dream offered readers a unique combination of lyrical prose and brief, absorbing vignettes that inspired hundreds of thousands of people all over the world to contemplate the life of the famous saint and see him in a new way.
Fifty years and over 200,000 copies later, this book still captivates people everywhere, and Fr. Bodo is still writing about St. Francis and the Franciscan way of life. His poetic style continues to draw readers in, and he himself continues to gaze in wonder at the saint who worked nearly his entire life to rebuild the church.
This special anniversary edition includes a new preface in which Fr. Bodo reflects on a half century spent immersed in the Franciscan way.
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Nourishing Love : A Franciscan Celebration Of Mary
$16.99Add to cartSt. Francis had a deep and lifelong devotion to Mary, the Mother of God, committing his order to her care. Franciscan Murray Bodo explores that relationship in this evocative and deeply spiritual encounter with Marian devotion across the centuries.
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Surrounded By Love
$18.99Add to cartFranciscan Murray Bodo illuminates seven key teachings from St. Francis and shows how these teachings are the foundation for Franciscan spirituality today. Beginning with the wonder of the incarnation, he moves through the paradox of evangelical poverty, living the Gospel, repairing God’s house, making peace, the recognition that we are one with all of creation, and the joy and humble service of God. All of these teachings have their roots and destination in the love of God that surrounds all of creation and each individual person.
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Enter Assisi : An Invitation To Franciscan Spirituality
$18.99Add to cartFrom the author of the internationally bestselling Francis: The Journey and the Dream (over 80,000 copies in print in English and translations in 7 additional language), comes an invitation to the birthplace of Francis and Clare. Take this spiritual pilgrimage to Assisi with Fr. Murray Bodo. Enter Assisi takes you on a journey through the gates of the city, where you will discover in your own life the way to follow Jesus as St. Francis did.
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Francis And Jesus
$18.99Add to cart“You are about to be led on a wonderful journey with both Jesus and Francis, by a Franciscan brother of mine and a fellow New Mexican, Fr. Murray Bodo, who has earned the right to speak about both of them,” writes noted author Richard Rohr, O.F.M., in the foreword.
Following up on Francis: The Journey and the Dream, Murray Bodo offers a maturing of his own friar’s spirituality in this dramatic storytelling of Francis’ close connection and relationship with Jesus. Here we see a multi-dimensional, yet internal Francis as the ultimate disciple of Jesus: Francis as sufferer, in the wilderness, as itinerant, as misunderstood, in prayer, as teacher, as lover and protector of the poor, in authority while subject to God’s authority, in community, as healer, as wounded.
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Simple Way : Meditations On The Words Of Saint Francis
$18.99Add to cartThis 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.
