Lent with St. Clare: Saturday after Ash Wednesday

Franciscan Media February 25, 2023

As a member of the noble class, St. Clare had the finest goods available to her—clothes, food, shelter.

Lent with St. Clare: Friday after Ash Wednesday

Franciscan Media February 24, 2023

“Gaze upon the mirror each day, O Queen and Spouse of Jesus Christ, and continually study your face within it.” —Fourth letter to Agnes of Prague

Pope says Lent is time to let go of the frivolous, to choose truth, love

OSV News February 23, 2023

ROME (CNS) — What matters is the truth and the love that God sees, not what is superficial, showy and self-centered, Pope Francis said during

Lent with St. Clare: Thursday after Ash Wednesday

Franciscan Media February 23, 2023

When Clare left her home, she was completely alone. For a brief time, she met with Francis and his brothers and then took refuge with a community of religious sisters. In essence, however, she was charting her own path.

Woman with ashes on her melon | Lent with St. Clare

Lent with St. Clare: Ash Wednesday

Franciscan Media February 22, 2023

Today is the start of our Lenten journey. On our foreheads we wear ashes, a sign that we are made of dust and to dust we shall return. Such an outward sign conveys a message that words do not.

2023 Lent with Saint Clare Booklet

Christopher February 6, 2023

2023 – Lent with Saint Clare Lent 2023 – Partner with Franciscan Media I am grateful you are journeying with Franciscan Media during this holy

2023 Lent with Saint Clare Daily Email

Christopher February 6, 2023

Lent with St. Clare Lent 2023 – Partner with Franciscan Media I hope you enjoy Franciscan Media’s 2023 online Lenten series titled Lent with St.

The Silent Night Chapel, which is in the town of Oberndorf in the Austrian state of Salzburg, is a monument to the Christmas carol "Silent Night." The chapel stands on the site of the former St. Nikola Church, where on Christmas Eve in 1818 the carol was performed for the first time. (CNS photo/courtesy www.stillenacht.com)

Chapel memorializing ‘Silent Night’ continues to draw tourists

OSV News December 23, 2022

The Christmas song “Stille Nacht” (“Silent Night”) may have put the town of Oberndorf, Austria, on the map, but it’s the chapel memorializing the beloved carol that is the town’s main attraction.