Below are some recommended reading and listening that may help to further your spiritual – and especially Franciscan – growth. The links below are to Amazon.com listings for these texts; many can also be ordered through Franciscan Resources.
Recommended Franciscan Reading
- St. Francis of Assisi – A Biography, by Omer Englebert
- Poverty and Joy: The Franciscan Tradition, by William J. Short, OFM
- St. Francis and the Third Order, by Raffaele Pazzelli
- The Franciscan Tradition: Spirituality in History, by Regis Armstrong and Ingrid J. Peterson
- St. Francis of Assisi and the Conversion of the Muslims, by Frank M. Rega
- Franciscan Prayer, by Ilia Delio, OSF
- Francis of Assisi: Early Documents Volume 1: The Saint; Francis of Assisi: Early Documents Volume 2: The Founder; and Francis of Assisi: Early Documents Volume 3: The Prophet; editors are Regis Armstrong, J.A. Wayne Hellman, and William J. Short; contains Little Flowers of St. Francis and Perfect Joy. These three volumes replace the Omnibus of Sources.
- Clare of Assisi: A Heart Full of Love, by Ilia Delio, OSF
- Clare of Assisi: Early Documents: The Lady, revised and translated by Regis J. Armstrong
- Simply Bonaventure, by Ilia Delio
- The Greatest of These is Love: The Life of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, by Lori Pieper, OFS
- A Sense of the Divine: A Franciscan Reader, by Brother Tristam
- Praying with Clare of Assisi, by Ramona Miller and Ingrid Peterson
- Francis of Assisi Writer and Spiritual Master, by Thadée Matura, OFM
- Francis and the San Damiano Crucifix: Meditations on Spiritual Transformation by Susan Saint Sing
- Ritual of the Secular Franciscan Order by Benet Fonck
Other Reading
- Papal Encyclical Laudato Si, by Pope Francis, and an accompanying study guide
- NEW! Papal Encyclical Fratelli Tutti, by Pope Francis (also available as PDF), and an accompanying study guide
- The School of Prayer: An Introduction to the Divine Office for All Christians by John Brook
Recommended Listening
- A New Way of Being Christian, by Brother Bill Short, OFM
- The Treasure of a Poor Man, by Brother Bill Short, OFM
- The Franciscan Crown Rosary – FranciscanResources.com