St Francis’ ‘Canticle of the Creatures’ at 800 endures as vision of redeemed creation

Eight centuries ago, St Francis of Assisi composed a poem that remains familiar today, inspiring hymns, art, and the titles of two of the late Pope Francis’ teaching documents on integral ecology. The Canticle of the Creatures includes tributes to ‘Brother Sun,’ ‘Sister Moon and Stars,’ ‘Brother Wind’ and ‘Sister Water,’ all of whom give…