Feed the Wolf: Befriending Our Fears in the Way of Saint Francis
Turn from fear and find peace with one of the most recognized figures in Christian history.

Saint Francis of Assisi understood that the surest way for a person to turn from fear and find grace was to embrace a life filled with ordinary miracles. And for twenty-first century living, we can learn from the teachings of this beloved sainttofind a path where our faith is made tangible again and where we embrace listening and gentleness in the face of fear and uncertainty.

From author and Saint Francis scholar Jon M. Sweeney comes Feed the Wolf, exploring fifteen spiritual practices from the essential wisdom of Saint Francis. Each lesson begins with an invitation to "embrace the wolf"—to consider another viewpoint, to befriend our fears, and to discover something new—and illustrates the ordinary miracles of Saint Francis's life, such as touch what is frightening; refuse power; have nothing to lose; spend time in the woods; pray with the moon; turn toward what's simple; and more. The nature of these ordinary miracles is that they can be repeated become spiritual practices that lead us toward peace.

Allow the insights from the world's most popular saint to move into your heart, feet, mouth, and hands, and discover a peaceful path forward to navigate today's precarious times.

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Feed the Wolf: Befriending Our Fears in the Way of Saint Francis
Turn from fear and find peace with one of the most recognized figures in Christian history.

Saint Francis of Assisi understood that the surest way for a person to turn from fear and find grace was to embrace a life filled with ordinary miracles. And for twenty-first century living, we can learn from the teachings of this beloved sainttofind a path where our faith is made tangible again and where we embrace listening and gentleness in the face of fear and uncertainty.

From author and Saint Francis scholar Jon M. Sweeney comes Feed the Wolf, exploring fifteen spiritual practices from the essential wisdom of Saint Francis. Each lesson begins with an invitation to "embrace the wolf"—to consider another viewpoint, to befriend our fears, and to discover something new—and illustrates the ordinary miracles of Saint Francis's life, such as touch what is frightening; refuse power; have nothing to lose; spend time in the woods; pray with the moon; turn toward what's simple; and more. The nature of these ordinary miracles is that they can be repeated become spiritual practices that lead us toward peace.

Allow the insights from the world's most popular saint to move into your heart, feet, mouth, and hands, and discover a peaceful path forward to navigate today's precarious times.

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Feed the Wolf: Befriending Our Fears in the Way of Saint Francis

Feed the Wolf: Befriending Our Fears in the Way of Saint Francis

by Jon M. Sweeney
Feed the Wolf: Befriending Our Fears in the Way of Saint Francis

Feed the Wolf: Befriending Our Fears in the Way of Saint Francis

by Jon M. Sweeney

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Turn from fear and find peace with one of the most recognized figures in Christian history.

Saint Francis of Assisi understood that the surest way for a person to turn from fear and find grace was to embrace a life filled with ordinary miracles. And for twenty-first century living, we can learn from the teachings of this beloved sainttofind a path where our faith is made tangible again and where we embrace listening and gentleness in the face of fear and uncertainty.

From author and Saint Francis scholar Jon M. Sweeney comes Feed the Wolf, exploring fifteen spiritual practices from the essential wisdom of Saint Francis. Each lesson begins with an invitation to "embrace the wolf"—to consider another viewpoint, to befriend our fears, and to discover something new—and illustrates the ordinary miracles of Saint Francis's life, such as touch what is frightening; refuse power; have nothing to lose; spend time in the woods; pray with the moon; turn toward what's simple; and more. The nature of these ordinary miracles is that they can be repeated become spiritual practices that lead us toward peace.

Allow the insights from the world's most popular saint to move into your heart, feet, mouth, and hands, and discover a peaceful path forward to navigate today's precarious times.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781506470733
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date: 09/28/2021
Pages: 200
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 7.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Jon M. Sweeney is an award-winning spiritual writer and author of over thirty books. He has been interviewed in print by a range of publications from the Dallas Morning News to The Irish Catholic, and on television for CBS Saturday Morning and many other programs, about spirituality, spiritual practices, the pope, and the great lover of all creatures—Saint Francis. He lives in Milwaukee with his wife and daughters.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

Introduction 3

Chapter 1 Find Your Siblings 15

Chapter 2 Feed the Wolf 25

Chapter 3 Put Your Weapons Down 37

Chapter 4 Live Simply, Embrace Patchwork 45

Chapter 5 Touch What's Frightening 57

Chapter 6 Walk Lightly on the Ground 67

Chapter 7 Refuse Power 79

Chapter 8 Listen to Your Inner Animal 87

Chapter 9 Have Nothing to Lose 95

Chapter 10 Spend Time in the Woods 105

Chapter 11 Find Your Courage 115

Chapter 12 Pray with the Moon 127

Chapter 13 Make a Big Table and invite the Neighbors 137

Chapter 14 Be a Mother 145

Chapter 15 Use Words Carefully 155

Chapter 16 Begin to Dance 167

Chapter 17 Go Simply 175

Acknowledgments 185

About the Author 187

Notes 189

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