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St Francis of Assisi

St. Francis: Then and Now

by Melissa Taft October 5, 2021

by Elaine Breckenridge Yesterday was the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. During the weekend, across denominational lines and throughout the world, his life and legacy were celebrated. Annual pet…

October 5, 2021

Celtic spirituality Saints

Celebrating The Feast of St Francis

by Hilary Horn October 4, 2017

By Rowan Wyatt — I have felt the pull to visit the Basilica of St Francis of Assisi since I first heard about him when I was a child. There…

October 4, 2017

Holidays Prayer

Feast of St. Francis – Holy Heartbreak

by Christine Sine October 3, 2016

Keren Dibbens-Wyatt — Saint Francis of Assisi, whose feast day we celebrate in this piece, is not an easy one to live with. He is deeply and simply radical, to…

October 3, 2016

Christianity faith fun

Fool?

by Christine Sine April 1, 2016

By Rowan Wyatt According to the Oxford English Dictionary a fool is “A person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person” and from a historical perspective “A jester or…

April 1, 2016

Prayer

St Francis of Assisi – A Prayer for the Week

by Christine Sine September 30, 2015

This morning’s prayer is my favourite “Franciscan prayer”, which I found out after posting was actually written by Benedictine Sister Ruth Fox of Sacred Heart Monastery in Richadton ND. (Thanks Paul…

September 30, 2015

Liturgy resources Saints

St Francis Day & Blessing of the Animals

by Christine Sine September 29, 2015

St Francis Feast Day is only a few days away, October 4th, and many churches including ours, are getting ready for a blessing of the animals at Sunday’s service. We…

September 29, 2015

spiritual practices

Happy St Francis Day

by Christine Sine October 4, 2014

This is a great introduction to St Francis of Assisi whose life we celebrate today And don’t forget to check out the other resources in this post: St Francis &…

October 4, 2014

Prayer and inspiration resources

St Francis & Blessing the Animals – Prayers, Litanies and Other Resources.

by Christine Sine September 30, 2014

St Francis Feast Day is October 4th and many churches including ours, are getting ready for a blessing of the animals. I love being about to take our Bonnie dog…

September 30, 2014

Prayer and inspiration spiritual practices

Happy St Francis Day – Prayers for the Day

by Christine Sine October 4, 2013

It is St Francis Day and as you can imagine the blogosphere is alive with prayers, reflections and blessings. I am not an expert on St Francis so thought I…

October 4, 2013

Prayer

Prayers for the Journey

by Christine Sine September 7, 2013

Many of the prayers this week have focused on Syria, 9/11 and the call to peace. Reflect and enjoy. A prayer for this weekend as USA considers military strikes…

September 7, 2013

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