Poor Clares
Words of Wisdom from St. Clare of Assisi
Susan Hines-Brigger
July 25, 2022
Through her writings, St. Clare of Assisi offers us a guide to a stronger faith life.
The Brief Life of St. Francis
Murray Bodo, OFM
October 4, 2021
The man who longed to be a knight, a man of war, dies a man of peace, at peace with God, with himself, and with all of creation.
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St. Clare’s Prayerful Life
Carol Ann Morrow
July 25, 2021
The privilege of poverty, as much as I can embrace it, is an outer simplification. Advancing age reveals it to me, but Clare shows me how to maximize its revelations.
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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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Dear Reader: Saints in a Vacuum
Susan Hines-Brigger
October 5, 2020
For most of us, when we think of saints, we view them as frozen in time. St. Francis will always be wandering the hills of Assisi, preaching the Gospel, and facing the challenges of the Church in his time.
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The Courage to Change: Wisdom from Assisi
Gillian T.W. Ahlgren
October 4, 2020
Metanoia is a process of change, of deepening conversion. Francis and Clare can be models for us today as we try to live out the Gospel in our own challenging times.
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Quotes from St. Clare of Assisi
Franciscan Media
August 9, 2020
Enjoy these holy words from St. Clare of Assisi!
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