Assisi – Saint Francis of Assisi at St John the Evangelist

Pace e Bene

When Suzanna and I were visiting the town of Assisi on our recent trip to Italy, we kept seeing the words “pace e bene” crop up in many places. I knew it meant peace and good, but wasn’t sure of the significance of the words until I did a little research. I discovered that “paceContinue reading “Pace e Bene”

Finding Saint Francis

As part of our vacation in Italy, Suzanna and I spent several days looking for Saint Francis. In his day, Francis was a revolutionary monk who shook up the Catholic church, pushing it to return to its roots, to divest of opulence and excess, live simply, and act more Christian, that is, like Jesus. Francis’Continue reading “Finding Saint Francis”