Francis of Assisi : writer and spiritual master / Thaddée Matura ; translated by Paul Lachance ; with the collaboration of Colette Wisnewski.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-76) and index.

Francis of Assisi as a writer and spiritual master -- Francis' theology and anthropology -- The main lines of the spirituality of the writings -- What is spirituality? -- The different spiritualities -- The spirituality of Francis of Assisi -- Our approach -- Francis' vision : a trinitarian God -- The primacy of "the Father most holy" -- "The Word of the Father, so worthy, so holy and so glorious" -- Christ's presence today -- The paths for the experience of Christ -- The spirit paraclete -- The operations of the spirit -- Who am I? : so admirable and yet so woeful -- "... in what excellence the Lord God has placed you!" -- "We can claim as our own only our vices and our sins" -- The community of saints and sinners -- Life according to the Gospel, an itinerary -- The heart turned towards the Lord -- "To cherish and nourish one's brother like a mother" -- Life in the church -- The radical poverty of one's being -- To follow in the footprints of our Lord -- The beatitudes and their fruits -- The mission -- The life of the world to come.