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Jon M. Sweeney

Jon M. Sweeney is an independent scholar and author of popular history, spirituality, poetry/mysticism, memoir, and young reader fiction. He's one of the most popular interpreters of the life and work of Francis of Assisi, the author of 30 books including many about St. Francis, such as "When Saint Francis Saved the Church," "The Complete Francis of Assisi," and "The Enthusiast," a biography Fr. Richard Rohr called "An immense and important contribution to our understanding of the great saint." HBO optioned the film rights to Sweeney's history about the medieval Celestine V, "The Pope Who Quit." Sweeney has been interviewed on CBS News, WGN-TV, Fox News, and CBS Saturday Morning. He lectures frequently and leads retreats.

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The Christian's pattern: or, a treatise of the Imitation of Jesus Christ ...

by Thomas à Kempis, Jérôme de Gonnelieu, Richard Challoner, Ronald Arbuthnott Knox, Michael Oakley, Paul M. Bechtel, Joseph N. Tylenda, Elder Mullan, Henri Belleau, and 27 others
First published in 1568 — 394 editions
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Awake and Alive: Thomas Merton According to His Novices

by Jon M. Sweeney First published in 2022 — 3 editions

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The Lure of Saints: A Protestant Experience of Catholic Tradition

by Jon M. Sweeney
First published in 2005 — 2 editions
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3000 Miles to Jesus: Pilgrimage As a Way of Life for Spiritual Seekers

by Lisa Deam and Jon M. Sweeney First published in 2021 — 2 editions

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Light in the Dark Ages

by Jon M. Sweeney First published in 2007 — 2 editions

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Saint Francis and the Way of Lent

by Jon M. Sweeney First published in 2022 — 2 editions

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Thomas Merton: an Introduction to His Life, Teachings, and Practices

by Jon M. Sweeney First published in 2021 — 2 editions

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Road to Siena: The Essential Biography of St. Catherine

by Edmund Gardner and Jon M. Sweeney First published in 2009 — 2 editions

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Almost Catholic: an appreciation of the history, practice, and mystery of ancient faith

by Jon M. Sweeney First published in 2008 — 2 editions

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St. Francis and the Problem of Possessions

by Jon M. Sweeney First published in 2023 — 2 editions

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I,Francis

by Carlo Carretto and Jon M. Sweeney First published in 1999 — 2 editions

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God Within: Our Spiritual Future-As Told by Today's New Adults

by Editors at SkyLight Paths Publishing and Jon M. Sweeney First published in 2001 — 2 editions

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Sit in the Sun: And Other Lessons in the Spiritual Wisdom of Cats

by Jon M. Sweeney First published in 2023 — 2 editions

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Age of the Spirit: How the Ghost of an Ancient Controversy Is Shaping the Church

by Phyllis Tickle and Jon M. Sweeney First published in 2014 — 2 editions

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My Life in Seventeen Books: A Literary Memoir

by Jon M. Sweeney First published in 2024 — 2 editions

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When Saint Francis saved the church: how a converted medieval troubadour created a spiritual vision for the ages

by Jon M. Sweeney First published in 2014 — 2 editions
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Pope's Cat

by Jon M. Sweeney and Roy DeLeon First published in 2018 — 2 editions

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Meister Eckhart's Book of Secrets: Meditations on Letting Go and Finding True Freedom

by Jon M. Sweeney and Mark S. Burrows First published in 2019 — 2 editions

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Margaret and the Pope Go to Assisi

by Jon M. Sweeney and Roy DeLeon First published in 2020 — 2 editions

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God within: our spiritual future--as told by today's new adults

by Jon M. Sweeney First published in 2001 — 2 editions

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