The Failed Franciscan

What can YOU learn from a man who found laughter in lowliness
and freedom in failure?

Francis, surely one of the most popular and admired saints, had a
reputation for humour and often clown-like behaviour. To discourage
people from calling him 'holy' or a 'saint' he would preach in his
underwear or play see-saw all day with his brothers. To many worldly folk
of his time, including his own father, he appeared something of a failure.

In The Failed Franciscan, the character and vision of Saint Francis of Assisi
is introduced with reference to the author's personal experience and
efforts to live out the values of Franciscan spirituality. Needless to say,
these efforts are not always successful. But, in Franciscan thinking,
success is not always what it seems!

This is not an academic work but rather gives an overview of the man who
became a saint, and how living the Gospel radically changed his approach
to life. It is a light-hearted look at the spirituality that was so full of earthy
joyfulness that it caused thousands to follow him and take his particular
brand of Catholic living all across Europe and, eventually, the world.

The author, an average Catholic family man, tries to inspire and
encourage those who are attracted by the simplicity, humility, and
happiness of the Franciscan Way. It is not necessary to become a friar or
an enclosed nun as the Franciscan approach works just as well for a
layperson; Francis even built a system of rule for this very purpose.

Sometimes the radical and committed life of St Francis seems
unattainable for mere mortals, but the message of this short book is that
this should not deter you.

If you fail to make the Franciscan grade, you are in good company.

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