St. Clare of Assisi

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Boldest Flower in Assisi

Clare often called herself the “little plant of St. Francis.” And while St. Francis may have helped start her growth, she certainly did most of the growing and spreading on her own.
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New Beginning, New Family

Francis was holding on to existence by a thread, and the San Damiano cross was his lifeline to his future.
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St. Clare, Teacher

We live in a hurting world. Suffering overwhelms people. We are not removed from that reality.
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Holiness in Motion

To be human is to be always in motion, either growing into the fullness of our humanity or going backward, declining to become more like the God whose image is revealed to us in Jesus.
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St. Francis, Alone

Curious and worried friends came to talk to Francis—some to join him, some to convince him to return to the safety inside the city walls.
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God’s Love Is for All

The commitment to “God and all things” comes first, while our own egos, self-interest, and institutional structures are secondary.
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