non-metaphysical stephen


St. Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio

Posted in Francis of Assisi, history, holiness by non-meta stephen on September 6th, 2009

Next month our church has a couple of activities centered around the life and ministry of St. Francis,one of the greatest figures in church history. I thought it would be nice to include in the church newsletter one of the best known stories about him–the Wolf of Gubbio. What follows is my paraphrase of the story, which is found in chapter 21 of The Little Flowers of St. Francis by Brother Ugolino. (more…)