The same organization awarded the book Third Place in the history/biography category:
“A surprisingly gripping tale of one person’s modern journey of faith intertwined with insights about the life and times of Francis and Clare of Assisi. A modern-day pilgrimage to Assisi is made all the more meaningful by countless quotations and comments from many of the best writings about these two thirteenth-century saints and spiritual masters.”
“This is a masterful work.”
“This book is enchanting.”
“...the book is compelling and hard to put down.”
“The book is a spiritual tour-de-force...”
“...a profoundly human pilgrimage for the 21st (or any) century.”
“I believe this book will become a classic.”
“There is spiritual treasure on almost every page.”
“...a wandering and unfolding book that reveals deeper layers with every turn of page.”
“...a potent and powerful devotional work...”
“...perfect as a devotional for the liturgical seasons of advent and lent.”
“...an unlikely spiritual experience.”
“...a deeply moving journal of faith and pilgrimage.”
“... a primer on the art of Christian pilgrimage.”
“...moves with a storyteller’s charm...”
“Certain parts of the book radiate incandescently.”
“As I finished reading the book, I wanted to begin it again.”
“...an extraordinary, life-transforming book!”
“This is one of the most fascinating devotional books that I have read....”
“...a compelling account of his soul’s journey...”
“...a book to be savoured...”
“....a seductive story...you stay riveted...beautifully written...”
“[Straub] moves back and forth between the twentieth century and the thirteenth century
with the ease and magic of a filmmaker.”
“...I didn’t want it to end.”
“Straub is so engaging that I am finding myself getting up
a little earlier most mornings in order to add a dozen or
two pages of this book to my devotional reading.”
“...a rich compendium of spiritual wisdom...”
“...a Confessio in the manner of Augustine...”
“It’s a book to savor and to dip into from time to time...”
“...a dazzling...collage: history, biography, travelogue, memoir, theology,
aphorism, musing, excerpts from a personal journal - all held together by
energy and enthusiasm...”
“...an artful compendium of just about everything one would want to know
about Francis and Clare; about Assisi’s art and people and culture...”
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