St. Clare’s Final Blessing
Robert Ellsberg
October 10, 2024
Francis was canonized a mere two years after he died. Clare lived on for another twenty-seven years.
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Robert Ellsberg
From 1975-80 Robert Ellsberg was part of the Catholic Worker community in New York, working with Dorothy Day during the last five years of her life, and serving for two years as managing editor of the Catholic Worker newspaper. He has devoted much of his life to promoting Day's life and legacy, editing Dorothy Day: Selected Writings, The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day, and All the Way to Heaven: Selected Letters of Dorothy Day. Since 1987 he has served as editor-in-chief and publisher of Orbis Books. He is the author of The Franciscan Saints (Franciscan Media).
‘I Have Done My Part’
Robert Ellsberg
October 9, 2024
Francis attempted to do no more than to live out the teachings of Christ and the spirit of the Gospel.
The Franciscan Saints: Thomas More
Robert Ellsberg
June 22, 2023
Thomas More was one of the most highly respected men of his time. A successful barrister, an honest judge, a famous scholar, he rose to the highest status of any commoner in England.
The Franciscan Saints: Franz Jägerstätter
Robert Ellsberg
June 7, 2023
Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian peasant and devout Catholic, was executed for refusing to serve in Hitler’s army.
The Franciscan Saints: Junipero Serra
Robert Ellsberg
July 1, 2022
During his time in California, Junipero Serra baptized, confirmed, married, and buried thousands of Native Americans.
The Franciscan Saints: Margaret of Cortona
Robert Ellsberg
May 16, 2022
Friars of the 13th century urged this holy woman to embark on a public crusade to call sinners to conversion.
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