The Sun and Moon over Assisi: A Personal Encounter With Francis and Clare

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I found the story of Francis life to be extremely interesting. He inflamed my imagination. Writing about him in truth was a way for me to get to know him better. I didnt realize it but it was also a way for me to get to know God better.... Francis became my guide showing me the way. (from a Pilgrimage Diary) The Sun and Moon Over Assisi reveals how the lives of the two medieval saints from Assisi--Francis and Clare--helped to transform the life of a thoroughly modern cynic from Los Angeles California. The major events of the lives of the two saints are unfolded here in a series of vivid and engaging stories. Alongside the history of Francis and Clare another story unfolds: the story of the spiritual transformation of the author Hollywood filmmaker and television producer Gerard Straub illustrating how Francis and Clare still speak to the present-day secularized person. The author takes the reader with him in a series of pilgrimage diaries and reflections to the beautiful Italian sites important to the two saints. With Straub we traverse the charming Umbrian hill towns including Assisi tour its churches and examine the art of Giotto found there. The Sun and Moon Over Assisi tells of an interior pilgrimage that will inspire the modern reader.