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For most people, love carries some sort of romantic connotation. Love, though, is much broader than that. A shining example of that is Clare’s love for Christ.
We find it difficult to admit when we’re wrong, when we’ve sinned. And it seems the more we try to live good Christian lives, the harder it gets to acknowledge how often we fail.
Saturday after Ash Wednesday February 25, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Isaiah 58:9b-14 This reading is a continuation of yesterday’s. We heard the Lord saying
As a member of the noble class, St. Clare had the finest goods available to her—clothes, food, shelter.
An early follower of Francis was not able to sustain the extreme fasting that Francis himself practiced. Rather than shaming the man, Francis broke his own fast so that his hungry brother could eat.
Friday after Ash Wednesday February 24, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Isaiah 58:1-9a This portion of the Book of Isaiah seems to date from the
“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
When Bernard of Quintavalle told Francis he wanted to join his life of poverty, they spoke to the parish priest and, under his guidance, opened the Scriptures three times, a common practice in medieval times.
Thursday after Ash Wednesday February 23, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Deuteronomy reminds us that we determine our own future. We must choose.
Francis took a literal approach to the Gospel. He began with the most basic interpretation of a text, but he didn’t stop there.
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