Fr. Felix sits with a contradiction at the heart of the Poverello: the saint who tamed a wolf and sang to the sun is the same saint pictured gaunt at the foot of the cross, a skull in his hand. Two images that shouldn't belong to one man — until you see what Francis was actually looking at in both.

Chapters
0:00 Because Jesus Suffered
0:28 The Lamb and the Wolf of Gubbio
1:05 One Love, Two Reasons
1:19 Creation as Gift
1:32 How You Respond to a Gift
2:03 Blind, He Writes the Canticle
2:52 The Greatest Act of Love
3:14 Thank You Wasn't Enough

➡️ ABOUT THIS PROJECT
This year marks 800 years since the death of St. Francis of Assisi. To mark the anniversary, we're travelling to friaries across the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal to sit down with the friars and hear, in their own words, what St. Francis means to them — how they first encountered him, what drew them to the Franciscan life, and what the Poverello continues to teach them today. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss the next one.

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