Saint Francis of Assisi

Canonization Coming for Hildegard

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.11.2012

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Michael Sigman

The Catholic Church seems ready to codify what music lovers have known for nearly a millennium: Hildegard von Bingen is a saint. Vatican Insider repor...

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Blessing Our Pets: In The Spirit of St. Francis And Judaism

Jon M. Sweeney | Posted 12.02.2011

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Jon M. Sweeney

St. Francis of Assisi always called creatures his brothers and sisters and he worked to further widen the fraternity to link humans and creatures in the same relationship with God.

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St. Francis: The Power Of Loving All Creation

Rev. Dr. James A. Kowalski | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. Dr. James A. Kowalski

Francis of Assisi believed that he was a creature of God and that his creatureliness made him and all of us part of Creation. We use Francis' teaching to remind us that we were created by the One who created all things.

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