Most High

1

• Most High
• Glorious God,
• Enlighten the darkness of my heart
• And give me
• True faith,
• Certain hope, And perfect charity,
• Sense and knowledge, Lord,
• That I may carry out
• Your holy and true command

2
Franciscan Writers

• WHY ???
• Leadership requires deeper insights
• We need to be critical thinkers
• 2

3
PRIMARY SOURCESDocuments or artifacts created
during the time under studyExamples

• SECONDARY SOURCES
• Interprets and analyzes primary sources
• Examples
• 3

4
HOW ???

• RESOURCES
• Francis of Assisi, History, Hagiography, and
  Hermeneutics in the Early Documents
• Jay M. Hammond, New City Press, 2004
• Hagiography Primary medieval tool used in
  literary pieces to increase devotion.
• Hermeneutics Branch of knowledge that deals
  with interpretation.
• 4

5

• Studying the Life of St. Francis of Assisi,
• A Beginners Workbook (2nd Edition)
• William R. Hugo, OFM, Cap.
• New York City Press 2011
• The Road to Assisi
• The Essential Biography of St. Francis,
• Paul Sabatier 2003 Paraclete Press
• The Franciscan Question
• 5

6
FRANCIS OF ASSISI THE EARLY DOCUMENTS

• Vol. 1 The Saint (1209 1365)
• Vol. 2 The Founder (1240 1272)
• Vol. 3 The Prophet (1277 1365)
• 6

7
OTHER RESOURCES

• The History of Franciscan Theology
• Kenan B. Osborne, OFM
• Franciscan Institute 1994
• Women of the Streets
• Early Franciscan Women Their Mendicant
  Vocation
• Darleen Pryds, Franciscan Institute 2010
• Francis and Clare The Complete Works
• Regis Armstrong OFM, Cap. Ignatius Brady, OFM
• Paulist Press , 1982
• 7

8

• St. Francis of Assisi , Writings for a Gospel
  Life
• Regis J. Armstrong, OFM, Cap.
• Crossroads Publishing, NY 1994
• Greyfriars Review and The Cord
• (periodicals) Franciscan Institute
• The Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order
• Origins, Development, Interpretation
• Robert M. Stewart
• , Available on Amazon.com
• 8

9

• St. Francis of Assisi
• Jacques Le Goff
• Routledge, NY 2004
• Francis of Assisi
• The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint
• Andre Vauchez
• Available on Amazon.com
• Francis of Assisi
• Arnoldo Fortini
• Crossroad Publishing, NY 1981
• 9

10

• Franciscan Family Connections
• CNSA
• Lester Bach, OFM, Cap. Bob Brady, OFM
• Bart Karwacki, OFM, Conv. Kevin Queally, TOR
• Chapter six Franciscan Writers
• Page 42
• 10