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Informationen zum Autor John Michael Talbot was born in Oklahoma City in 1954 and grew up in Indianapolis. He moved to Arkansas and founded the Brothers and Sisters of Charity at Little Portion Hermitage in 1982, an integrated monastic community of celibates, singles who can marry, families, and domestics who live in their own homes. He still serves as minister general. He was a founding artist of Sparrow Records in 1976. After a successful career with Sparrow, in 1992 John Michael founded his own record label, Troubadour for the Lord, and is now recognized as one of Catholic music's most popular artists. Talbot is author of Reflections on St. Francis (Liturgical Press, 2009) and The Universal Monk (Liturgical Press, 2011). He has been married to Viola Talbot since 1989 and leads an active concert and teaching ministry from his home at Little Portion Hermitage Monastery. Klappentext John Michael Talbot's Refl ections on St. Francis offers readers anaccessible entrance into the Rule and Testament of St. Francisof Assisi. Talbot's refl ections shed light on Francis as a saint, afounder, and a reformer. Drawing on his own experience as thefounder of The Brothers and Sisters of Charity at Little PortionHermitage, an integrated monastic community of celibates,singles, and families, Talbot provides unique observations onhow Francis's life and the Franciscan tradition can be a source ofinspiration for those of all states of life even today.These meditations allow readers to contemplate the ways inwhich prayer, community, and simplicity can be integratedinto their own lives while also giving readers Talbot's distinctinterpretation of Francis's work.
