Catholic Reading Plan

St. Francis of Assisi

G. K. Chesterton

Chesterton considers Francis through the freedom of radical gratitude and poverty. A vivid spiritual portrait rather than an exhaustive scholarly biography.

Saints & Biography

Original date: Not yet verified

Reading level: Intermediate

Reading guides

Source notes & edition details

Fr. John Hardon
Matched title and author in the complete secondary transcription.

Taylor Marshall
Named in the New Saint Thomas Institute’s September 2014 reading plan. Edition choices may differ.

The Chesterton Society
Explicitly included in the Society’s reading plan.

Original catalog editions