{"id":333,"date":"2026-09-23T04:34:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T04:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/?p=333"},"modified":"2026-09-23T04:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T04:34:48","slug":"the-lessons-of-saint-francis-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/?p=333","title":{"rendered":"The Lessons of Saint Francis (Book)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marie asked me to find her some books to read, and while searching the mediatech, I came across one of my old books (1997), The Lessons of Saint Francis: How to Bring Simplicity and Spirituality into Your Daily Life, which I recommend and which is still available in four stores today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ab36e757842c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ab36e757842c\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/franciscanseucharist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/st-francis-lessons-eric-marie-1024x343.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The Lessons of Saint Francis: How to Bring Simplicity and Spirituality into Your Daily Life<\/em><\/strong> by John Michael Talbot with Steve Rabey (published by Dutton in 1997) is an inspiring guide that applies the wisdom of<a href=\"https:\/\/franciscanseucharist.com\/saint-francis\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5165\"> St. Francis of Assisi<\/a> to modern, chaotic living. The book is organized around core Franciscan virtues, including simplicity, humility, and prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Book Overview and Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Core Theme:<\/strong> Translating St. Francis&#8217;s historic, self-sufficient, and simple lifestyle into practical steps for modern readers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Authors:<\/strong> John Michael Talbot (Grammy-winning musician and founder of a Franciscan lay community) and co-author Steve Rabey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Format<\/strong>: 255 pages featuring thematic chapters, historical writings from St. Francis and his biographers, plus modern meditations and exercises.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Topics Covered<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Simplicity<\/strong>: Cutting out material obsession to find inner freedom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Humility &amp; Compassion<\/strong>: Learning deep empathy and love for all creation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Solitude &amp; Service:<\/strong> Balancing active community involvement with quiet, restorative prayer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-1-792x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-1-792x1024.png 792w, https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-1-232x300-1.png 232w, https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-1-768x993.png 768w, https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-1.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marie asked me to find her some books to read, and while searching the mediatech, I came across one of my old books (1997), The Lessons of Saint Francis: How to Bring Simplicity and Spirituality into Your Daily Life, which &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/?p=333\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-emmi-africa"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=333"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":335,"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333\/revisions\/335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}