{"product_id":"compassion-living-in-the-spirit-of-st-francis-paperback-1","title":"Compassion: Living in the Spirit of St.Francis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIlia Delio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews* \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ilia Delio leads us on our quest for an authentic inner compass, challenging us to action and to be 'doers of the Word.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Margaret Carney, O.S.F., president, St. Bonaventure University\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The key to Francis's transformation into love, his secret of making wholes out of the scattered fragments of life, was compassion. He learned compassion as the art of healing broken hearts by collecting the tears of the forgotten, the frightened, and the lonely in his hands and holding the wounded as his kin. Francis entered the world of the stranger and made the stranger into a brother. He learned to love what was weak and fragile, and he learned to care for what the world discarded.\"--\u003cb\u003eFrom the Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What is compassion and how does it emerge in the human heart? What moves us to compassion? Can we learn compassion as a way of life? Can we let go of our fears to love more deeply? These are some of the questions that guide this brief and inspiring book.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCompassion traces the life of St. Francis, his growth from a selfish, materialistic young man to the humble, holy saint beloved by millions. With this book as your guide, you can do simple things every day to discover a more compassionate, open, fearless, and loving life--just as Francis did, in a time not so unlike our own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIlia Delio\u003c\/b\u003e, a Franciscan Sister of Washington, DC, is retired professor of theology at Villanova University, and founder and executive director of the World Institute for Science, Religion and Culture. Her many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Not-Yet God: Carl Jung, Teilhard de Chardin, and the Relational Whole\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Unbearable Wholeness of Being: God, Evolution, and the Power of Love; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Humility of God: A Franciscan Perspective, \u003c\/i\u003eall from Orbis Books. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUS$25.00\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRELIGION \/ Spirituality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRELIGION \/ Christianity \/ Saints \u0026amp; Sainthood\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRELIGION \/ Christianity \/ Catholic \/ General\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlia Delio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMPASSION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiving in the Spirit of St. Francis \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN 978-1-62698-676-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eORBIS LOGO\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCove design by Ponie Sheehan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIlia Delio\u003c\/strong\u003e, OSF a Franciscan Sister of Washington, D.C., is Josephine Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology, Villanova, and founder of the Center for Christogenesis. Her many books include The Not-Yet God: Carl Jung, Teilhard de Chardin and the Relational Whole, and The Unbearable Wholeness of Being.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.21 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48825539166457,"sku":"9781626986763","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MT8TEPUmP39781626986763_ded90c9a-4b5d-4306-89fa-c4f3028f8c7f.webp?v=1786856275","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/compassion-living-in-the-spirit-of-st-francis-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}