Today marks the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, recognized by the Catholic Church as the patron saint of animals and the environment. Many churches today hold special services, inviting parish members to bring their companion animals to church to receive a special blessing. It’s a very sweet way to honor the nonhuman members of our families.

Singer-Songwriter Sarah MacLachlan offers a beautiful rendition of the Prayer of St. Francis, and this video I found on YouTube offers some wonderful images along with the song. I hope you take the couple of minutes to enjoy!



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A quick, interesting read…

In the article The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis, author Lynn White concludes that the perspective of St. Francis, which placed equal importance on all aspects of nature, is the ideal for our modern era.

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