To See As God Sees

Now that Francis had been delivered from the hand of his earthly father, he undertook his first work. He built a house for God, not by building something entirely new, but by repairing an old and dilapidated dwelling and restoring it completely ••• For this, he returned to the place where ••• a church of Saint Damian had been built long ago • • • In a short time he repaired it, zealously, and with the help of God's grace. Thomas of Celano The Life of Saint Francif of Assisi, 18. CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations used ESSAY 1 A different view from among people ESSAY 2 Work in progresS ESSAY 3 What went wrong? ESSAY 4 Unexpected Powers ESSAY 5 Nothing wrong with dirty hands ESSAY 6 The poor do have rights The feast of feasts happens on the way About the author List of J. Hoeberichts' publications Index