Campus Ministry ~ Franciscan Studies: DVDs & Streaming Videos from McGrath Library

The story focuses on the early years of St. Francis of Assisi.

Francis Bernardone, son of a wealthy cloth merchant, after hearing the voice of Jesus speak to him, had a radical conversion from a worldly man of adventure to a life devoted to Christ lived in Gospel simplicity and service to the poor.

This 55 minute video invites the viewer into the world of Saint Francis by encountering him in the very streets of his own home town. Featured are several other sacred shrines, San Damiano, Rivotorto, the Porziuncola, the Hermitage of the Carceri and the Basilica of Saint Clare, all of which offer their own particular emotional insights. Interactive DVD

The story of the passionately mystical life of Saint Francis of Assisi. The decadent son of a wealthy, 13th-century Italian merchant, Francesco experienced a experienced a religious awakening and set an enduring example of devotion and sacrifice

Offers new insights into the life and times of Francis of Assisi.

In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of the People's Saint: humility, compassion, faith, and sacrifice. Gorgeously photographed to evoke the medieval paintings of Saint Francis's time, and cast with monks from the Nocera Inferiore Monastery, The Flowers of St. Francis is a timeless and moving portrait of the search for spiritual enlightenment.