Four years ago, when I was speaking in Italy, I had the great opportunity to go to Assisi and visit the small church that St. Francis built. Below is a prayer I wrote while there which I have ...

Powerful Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi for Sick Dogs "Oh, great and blessed St. Francis of Assisi! Guardian of all animals, we thank you for the love you shower upon us.

Albert Chevallier Tayler, "St Francis" (1898) (photo: Public Domain) Glenn Stanton Blogs October 30, 2015 Last Sunday, our faithful deacon in the midst of his excellent homily used a quote that ...

St Francis of Assisi didn’t write much – and certainly not the prayer that Margaret Thatcher quoted outside No 10 Downing Street in 1979, “Where there is discord, may we bring harmony…”.

In 1182, St. Francis was born to a wealthy family in Assisi, which rises above a fertile valley in central Italy. Praying in front of a crucifix, he is said to have heard a call to reform the church.