Oh Brother Juniper

by Rex Benedict

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• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: B002A42OJO
• Release Date: January 1963
• Publisher: Pantheon
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.

Customer Reviews

"Oh...Brother Juniper!"

"Brothers, I wish that God would give me and entire forest of these Junipers." Brother Juniper is one of the eleven monks, Little Brothers, living frugally in the Little Portion of Assissi with St. Francis. Given the nickname "God's Joculator" by St. Clare, Brother Juniper's only weakness was giving everything away to anyone in need. This weakness, compounded by Brother Juniper's kindness and devotion, lead him to adventures, including giving away the silver altar bells to a poor old woman to giving away his own robe to a poor man. The monks of the Little Portion learn to leave few things lying around, lest Brother Juniper give them away. So great is his kindness and devotion that the Devil conspired to have Brother Juniper executed. Again, Brother Juniper's reputation manages to save him from that sentence. The religious nature of this book should not deter anyone from enjoying the adventures of Brother Juniper, who exemplifies the precious qualities of heart-felt compassion and innocent simplicity. I thought it was a lovely book when I first read it at age 10. Reading it again as an adult, I can see how different and better the world could be with a "forest of these Junipers".