St. Clare: Light of Assisi
Margaret Carney, OSF
July 25, 2021
When St. Clare died, the Church lost a luminary. But her legacy shines brightly to this day.
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The Mirror of Jesus
Margaret Carney, OSF
April 19, 2021
Clare’s writings often include the metaphor of a mirror. In Francis’s body she beheld a stark mirror of the Passion. She then taught the sisters how clearly they must pattern their lives on that of Jesus. He had to become their Mirror.
Living in Community
Margaret Carney, OSF
April 17, 2021
Clare’s “peace surpassing understanding” drew them daily into her orbit of sisterly solidarity.
New Beginnings
Margaret Carney, OSF
April 13, 2021
Clare recalled these new beginnings in later years. That she and her sisters had survived the painful trials of the foundation was not nearly as surprising to her as it was to Francis
Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti
Margaret Carney, OSF
October 6, 2020
Pope Francis stood beneath the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi on October 3rd and signed his new encyclical which opens with words of Francis himself. It was a touching moment.