St. Francis of Assisi : Passion, Poverty, and the Man Who Transformed the Catholic Church Joseph Pearce and the deep compassion of

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St. Francis of Assisi : Passion, Poverty, and the Man Who Transformed the Catholic Church Joseph Pearce and the deep compassion ofSt. Francis of Assisi, Passion, Poverty, the Man Who Transformed the Catholic Church is a riveting biography that penetrates the inner life of St. Francis and reveals his passion for Christ, unquenchable love of poverty, and steadfast embrace of the Gospel, rooted in the perennial tradition of the Church. Author Bret Thoman guides readers through the transformative life of Francis, showing how his radical fidelity to Christ renewed the Church and