Table of Contents
Foreword xvii
Preface to the Fiftieth Anniversary Edition xxiii
Introduction: The Writing of Francis: The Journey and the Dream xxv
A Journey of Dreams 1
The Dream 3
Dream at Spoleto 5
A New Birth 7
The Cave 9
Of Loneliness 11
Lady Poverty 13
Meeting the Leper 16
This New Day 17
The Crucifix Speaks 19
Losing a Father 21
An Emancipated Man 23
The Herald of a King 26
The Fool 28
A Wind in Your Face 31
The Troubadour 34
Francis' Mystical Marriage 36
The Demon and the Angel 39
The Brothers 41
Of Intimacy 43
Of Wholeness and Sincerity 46
Of War 49
Rivotorto 51
The Pope and the Beggar 54
Of Lady Clare 57
A Radical Man 59
Of Brotherly Love 62
Hot Porridge and Holiness 64
Of Larks and Sparrows 67
A Trinity of Towns 69
Perfect Joy 71
An Old Story of Courtly Love 74
The Wolf of Gubbio 77
Signatures in the Air 82
Knight of the Round Table 83
A Gallery of Portraits 86
Dream of Flight 88
Memories of a Shopkeeper's Son 89
Of Leo and Francis 93
Francis Before the Sultan 95
Of Citizens and Beggars 100
Of Monastery Builders 103
Christmas at Greccio 105
Working With His Hands 108
Of Love 111
Barefoot in the Dirt 113
An Apologia for Penance 115
Brother Ass 118
Rain on the Mountain 120
The Journey Afar 122
Eucharist 124
Of Mountain Hideaways 126
The Rains of Mount Subasio 129
Of Armor and Mail 131
Wild Canary 133
Bishop Guido of Assisi 136
The Journey and the Dream 143
A Mountain Jonquil 146
Changes in the Order 148
Mountain Man 150
Of Seasons and Weathers 152
La Verna 155
The Devil's Dream 156
A Hymn to La Verna 158
Of Sickness 160
Of Clothes 163
Of the Broken Heart 165
A Prayer for Every Weather 168
Secrets of a Faithful Love 171
Woman 174
Little Lamb 176
Of Violence 178
Breaking Point 180
On the Road 182
A Prayer for Seekers 184
The Touch 186
Sister Death 188
Afterword 190
Postscript 192
An Interview with Murray Bodo 193
Reader's Guide 203
Franciscan Resources 207
