The healing message of St. Francis of Assisi comes to Broadway! Listen to best-selling author and “peace troubadour” James Twyman share how he is bringing St. Francis’ message of peace of hope around the country and to Broadway with his musical, “Brother Sun, Sister Moon.”

He is bringing his musical around the USA January-March of 2020, culminating in an off-Broadway run in New York City February 20 – March 1. James and his friend, Bill Free, will travel from Portland to New York as St. Francis did, penniless, relying on the generosity of strangers to for food, housing, and transportation. They also will provide free tickets to the homeless and feed them before each performance.

A songwriter, James also sings and plays a song on this podcast, on a Venezuelan cuatro!

Show notes:

[1:41] What drew James to the story of St. Francis? James talks about his book “The Camino of St. Francis.”[4:15] James talks about his time as a monk in the Franciscan order.[5:35] How can the story of St. Francis help us heal our world, and our divisions and polarization. [11:00] All about the musical, “Brother Sun, Sister Moon”[16:50] James plays a song called “Simple” on the Venezuelan cuatro![21:50] Bridging the divide with people who have different views than us. How to listen and be open, showing love to people no matter what![26:50] The parallels of how we treat the homeless in our society and how people in St. Francis’ time treated the lepers. Learning humility and talking to the homeless, rather than only giving them money.