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

Author: Jon M. Sweeney

Narrator: Mike Carnes

Unabridged: 4 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/28/2021


Synopsis

Turn from fear and find peace.

Saint Francis understood soldiers and fools, mothers and fathers, businesspeople and rulers, poets and court entertainers, pastors and criminals. He was, at one time or another, in both subtle and obvious ways, all of these things.

Each spiritual lesson from the life of Saint Francis of Assisi begins with an invitation to embrace the wolf—to consider another viewpoint, to befriend our fears, and to discover something new. The path Saint Francis discovered is the way of faith made tangible—and his way was always a way of peace.

In Feed the Wolf, author and Saint Francis scholar Jon M. Sweeney explores fifteen spiritual practices from the essential wisdom of Saint Francis to ease fear and uncertainty in our twenty-first-century lives: 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 world's most popular saint has illuminated a peaceful path forward for those of us navigating today's precarious times.

About Jon M. Sweeney

Jon M. Sweeney is an award-winning contemporary spiritual writer. The author of thirty books, including The Complete Francis of Assisi, he is considered the authoritative voice on the life and spirituality of Saint Francis. He speaks regularly at literary and spirituality conferences. A Catholic, he is married to a rabbi, and their interfaith marriage has been profiled in national media. He lives in Milwaukee with his wife and daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Heidi

Francis was such a weirdo, so full of love, and often sort of disgusting, but that's why I love him. Sweeney focus on different aspects of his personality and we can learn from them. Sometimes the text feels choppy. A good introduction to Il Poverello.......more

Jon Sweeney’s Feed the Wolf takes us deeper into the stories of St. Francis, a man whose life exemplified peace and honored the poor. Sweeney transports these stories into the now, of today, offering us inspiration to move our heart, mouth, hands and feet away from fear and comfortability, and towar......more

Goodreads review by Ginny

"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 n......more

Goodreads review by Jason

This is a great introductory book to St. Francis that I'm excited to use for a congregational study on Francis. Sweeney weaves together the life of Francis, his teachings, and modern context together in a way that makes Francis approachable for many reading levels. The chapters are short and built f......more

Goodreads review by Billy

A very nice, easy to read introduction to Saint Francis that, instead of focusing on the more “miraculous” and iconic parts of his life, looks at his human character and motivations. The writing isn’t that great, admittedly, but the sources are strong and the takeaways feel warm and worthwhile, even......more