In Solitude And Silence We Are Able To Hear God's Revelations

The Pond at the Portiuncula Hermitage and Retreat Center

Jerusalem, Ohio

Once Francis was free from the bonds of all earthly desires in his disregard for the world, he left the town and sought out a place where he could be alone, without a care in the world. There in solitude and silence he would be able to hear God's revelations.

Saint Francis of Assisi

Bonaventure, Major Life

Chapter II

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