Beginning: Encouragement at the Start of Something New Homiletics Francis from the writings of

Francis from the writings of either the Saint himself or one of his early brothers or from the Papal Bull Mira Circa Nos of Pope Gregory IX

Expanded questions for reflection and/or discussion conclude each chapter

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brings over forty years of experience in pastoral leadership to bear as she offers readers an eight-step plan to living as disciples

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Beginning: Encouragement at the Start of Something New Homiletics Francis from the writings ofOur lives are filled with beginnings. A wedding. A birth. A graduation. A new job. Retirement. Starting a diet. Stopping smoking. Losing someone we love. Being single again. The dawn of each new day. At times like these, when we may need encouragement or deserve congratulations, there is joy in knowing that "This is the Beginning!"With Beginning Warren Hanson brings us a message of encouragement at the start of something new. It is a message all of us