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St Francis of Assisi

Meditation Monday – Blessing Our Pets on St Francis’ Day

by Christine Sine September 30, 2024

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

September 30, 2024

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St Francis

by Melissa Taft October 4, 2022

by Elaine Breckenridge, featured photo Dancing Monk Icon by Marcy Hall and © Abbey of the Arts, used with permission Since his death in 1226, and his canonization in 1228, the legacy of …

October 4, 2022

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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

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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

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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

Meditation Monday

Meditation Monday – Learning Shalom Living From St Francis of Assisi

by Christine Sine October 3, 2016

by Christine Sine St Francis of Assisi was a person who modelled God’s peace (shalom) in very radical ways. October 4th is St Francis Feast Day and so it seems appropriate to begin …

October 3, 2016

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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

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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

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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

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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

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