St. Francis and the Holy Electricity

All true movements start with one gaze kindling another.

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Franco Zeffirelli’s movie Brother Sun and Sister Moon is full of electrifying gazes. One such gaze is when St. Francis stumbles upon the ruins of the San Damiano chapel. According to the legend, he heard the crucifix above the altar say to him,

“Go, Francis, and repair my house which, as you see, is well-nigh in ruins.”

We see a poignant e…