Jon M. Sweeney
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The Pope Who Quit: A True Medieval Tale of Mystery, Death, and Salvation
$19.00 Add to cartThe riveting story of Pope St. Celestine V, the pope who retired from the papacy.
At the close of the tumultuous Middle Ages, there lived a man who seemed destined from birth to save the world. His na- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 14 2012
- ISBN10: 0385531893
- Language: English
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Experiencing God: 36 Ways According to Saint Francis of Assisi
$19.99 Add to cart“It has given me a friend in Saint Francis for a lifetime. A divine encounter.” -Karen Kiefer, Director, The Church in the 21st Century Center, Boston College
Replicable experiences of God according t
- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: January 06 2026
- ISBN10: 1966608055
- Language: English
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Nicholas Black Elk: Medicine Man, Catechist, Saint
$19.95 Add to cartServant of God Nicholas Black Elk (1863–1950) is popularly celebrated for his fascinating spiritual life. How could one man, one deeply spiritual man, serve as both a traditional Oglala Lakota medici
- Series: People of God
- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 15 2020
- ISBN10: 0814644163
- Language: English
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Road to Assisi: The Essential Biography of St. Francis (Anniversary)
$17.99 Add to cartOriginally published in French in 1894, Sabatier’s was the
first modern biography of Francis of Assisi. It was a worldwide bestseller, and in 2003 when this new edition was first published, it again s- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 220
- Publish Date: February 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1612614639
- Language: English
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St. Clare Prayer Book: Listening for God’s Leading
$17.99 Add to cartFor all who love St. Francis and his spirit of passionate creativity and devotion to God, this prayer book is an invitation to experience the spiritual gifts of one of his closest companions. Clare wa
- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 01 2007
- ISBN10: 155725513X
- Language: English
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Francis and Clare: A True Story
$19.99 Add to cartThis joint biography illuminates the lives of Francis and Clare and their way of life. It shows how they were bound together by devotion to God as well as the violent objections of their families to r
- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 01 2014
- ISBN10: 161261454X
- Language: English
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St. Francis Holy Fool Prayer Book
$16.99 Add to cartIn the tradition of The St. Francis Prayer Book, Jon Sweeney offers an ancient-medieval way of understanding and experiencing the Gospel: the Holy Fool. This countercultural approach is exemplified in… [more below]
- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1612618308
- Language: English
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Margaret’s First Holy Week
$9.99 Add to cartThe story of Margaret and her friend the Pope continues with Book 3 in The Pope’s Cat series.
This adventure has Margaret experiencing the prayers, penitence, liturgy, and excitement of Holy Week in- Series: Pope’s Cat
- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: February 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1612619371
- Language: English
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Meister Eckhart’s Book of Secrets: Meditations on Letting Go and Finding True Freedom
$16.95 Add to cart“I think Mark Burrows and Jon Sweeney achieve something quite rare and wonderful here. They make Eckhart clear, concise, and very compelling!” –Richard Rohr, OFM, bestselling author of Falling Upward
- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1571748474
- Language: English
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St. Francis Prayer Book: A Guide to Deepen Your Spiritual Life
$17.99 Add to cartThis warm-hearted little book is a window into the soul of St. Francis, one of the most passionate and inspiring followers of Jesus. “Prayer was to Francis as play is to a child: natural, easy, creati
- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 155
- Publish Date: February 01 2004
- ISBN10: 1557253528
- Language: English
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Meister Eckhart’s Book of the Heart: Meditations for the Restless Soul
$16.95 Read moreMeister Eckhart (1260-1328) was a priest, a mystic, and nearly a heretic (he died before the Church court’s verdict). In the 20th century, the Roman Catholic Church rehabilitated him and the late Pope
- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1571747648
- Language: English
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The Little Flowers of Saint Francis
$10.99 Add to cartThese stories of St. Francis and his first followers have inspired millions of people over the centuries. Since they were first committed to paper, they were told to inspire people to become better fo
- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1612618367
- Language: English
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Sit in the Sun: And Other Lessons in the Spiritual Wisdom of Cats
$24.99 Read moreAs a spiritual pilgrim for more than half a century, Jon Sweeney has practiced with teachers of many religious traditions. He’s gone looking for wisdom, beauty, and truth wherever it can be found. But
- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1506482279
- Language: English
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Francis of Assisi in His Own Words: The Essential Writings
$16.99 Add to cartReading Francis’s writings is like being “on the road” with him 800 years ago.
Biographies will only take you so far. It’s impossible to truly understand Francis of Assisi without reading his own wor- Series: San Damiano Books
- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 23 2018
- ISBN10: 1640600191
- Language: English
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Meister Eckhart’s Book of Darkness & Light: Meditations on the Path of the Wayless Way
$16.95 Read more“Within each of us is a divine treasure, and if we hope to discover it, we need to go deep into the heart of who we are.” –Meister Eckhart
Meister Eckhart has been a huge figure in spirituality for- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 01 2023
- ISBN10: 164297045X
- Language: English
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The Complete Francis of Assisi: His Life, the Complete Writings, and the Little Flowers
$29.99 Add to cartThere are many editions of the writings of St. Francis, and biographies about him, but here in one volume are both, plus the complete text of the late medieval work, The Little Flowers, which did more
- Series: Paraclete Giants
- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: August 01, 2015
- ISBN10: 1612616887
- Language: English
