![]() ![]() Both Francis and Chesterton were spontaneously generous to the poor and hurting. Francis was so fiery and even fidgety that the church officials, before he appeared quite suddenly, thought he was a madman.” To renounce his wealthy father’s materialism did not make any initial sense to most people in his hometown of Assisi. Who can forget the classic movie Brother Sun Sister Moon with its message of peace so loved by the hippies of San Francisco (Spanish for Saint Francis)? As Chesterton noted: “St. Rather than exploit nature, they both cared for it as faithful stewards. Both Chesterton and Francis had a grateful appreciation of the gift of God’s creation. Francis told us as much about Chesterton as about St. ![]() Chesterton wrote many biographies, including those of Robert Louis Stevenson, William Chaucer, St. His “friendly enemy” George Bernard Shaw called him a colossal genius. Chesterton is one of the most significant writers in the past 100 years. ![]()
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