Comparing St Ignatius and St Francis

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Call and response in St Ignatius and St Francis
On the Feast of St Ignatius of Loyola, and in the year of the 800^th anniversary of the founding of the Franciscan order, Brian Purfield compares the spiritual experiences of the founder of the Society of Jesus with those of Francis of Assisi. What similarities are there to be found between the Spiritual Exercises and Bonaventure’s recollection of the life of St Francis? Read >>