Murray Bodo

In 1972, a young Franciscan friar named Murray Bodo wrote a unique book about the life of St. Francis of Assisi. Francis: The Journey and the Dream offered people a unique combination of lyrical prose and brief, absorbing vignettes that inspired hundreds of thousands of people all over the world to contemplate the life of the famous saint and see him in a new way.

Pilgrims in Assisi by Murray Bodo, OFM and Susan Saint Sing. Originally published in 1996 this is a wonderfully written book that takes you to the hills of Assisi and beyond. Your directors for this retreat are Francis and Clare, contemporaries who were determined to follow the Christ who spoke to them from the cross of San Damiano and to rebuild the church by living the Gospel of Jesus.

Drawing from over 25 years of experience in making and leading pilgrimages, Father Murray Bodo offers an intriguing guide to the Christian tradition of pilgrimage, with its focus of personal transformation. Through history, memoir, and personal reflections, Father Murray invites readers into a rich pilgrimage experience, both geographically and spiritually.

In his newest book, Fr. Murray Bodo, OFM, brings to life seven teachings from the life and writings of St. Francis of Assisi in the prayerful, lyrical style his readers will recognize. These seven teachings are both a way and a destination, the way being transformation and the destination being the love of God. St Francis invites us to go on a journey from love through love into love.