Lent
Lent with St. Clare: Fifth Sunday
Clare’s holiness began while she was still a child. She was known for her mercy for others, often wore a hairshirt under her fine clothes, and vowed celibacy at a young age. Those stirrings were fueled by her mother’s staunch faith.
The Franciscan Connection to the Stations of the Cross
Praying the Stations of the Cross is a familiar Lenten practice for many, but a closer look at this popular tradition reveals surprising connections to Franciscan spirituality.
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Lent with St. Clare: Fourth Saturday
Clare’s incarnational spirituality is radical. It is not a “consumer spirituality” for curious seekers nor is it a spirituality for the ambivalent or weak of heart. It is a spirituality of participation in the mystical Body of Christ.
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‘We Will See Him’: An Easter Message
This Easter we, too, will gather with our hopelessness and despair over our world's tragedies. But if we will allow it, also with all our potential, we will become witnesses to the Resurrection.
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Lent with St. Clare: Fourth Friday
When Clare entered San Damiano, she came into possession of the beautiful Byzantine cross before which Francis had prayed. Now it was her “book” of prayer, her silent reminder each day: “Take up your cross and follow me.”
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Lent with St. Clare: Fourth Thursday
Clare’s spiritual path calls for active love and only one who has entered into union with the crucified Spouse can become like the Spouse, crucified in love. The church, in Clare’s view, lives and grows when its members are active ...
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Lent with St. Clare: Fourth Wednesday
Stop and think of yourself in Clare’s place. It’s difficult, isn’t it? That’s because we are all called to serve Christ in different ways.
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