2014-07-07 12:49:00

Saint Bonaventure: meditation on creation


(Vatican Radio ) While most people are familiar with Saint Francis not everybody knows about Saint Bonaventure who was formed in his shadow.  To mark his  feast day which falls on July 15, Veronica Scarisbrick speaks to Father Rick Martignetti of the Order of Friars Minor, author of 'Bonaventure's Tree of Life'.

Listen to this programme presented and produced by Veronica Scarisbrick:

Saint Bonaventure lived out the spirit of  poverty and authentic love taught by Saint Francis says Father  Martignetti, with the difference that what Francis did in the world Bonaventure wrote up for us. Although Father Martignetti does add, he too taught that you can’t learn about God intellectually unless you experience God in your heart. And also like Saint Francis, Bonaventure was fascinated by nature and in his presentation ‘The Soul’s Journey into God’, he invites his readers to get closer to God through meditation on creation. 








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