St. Clare of Assisi
Lent with St. Clare: First Sunday
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.
Lent with St. Clare: Saturday after Ash Wednesday
As a member of the noble class, St. Clare had the finest goods available to her—clothes, food, shelter.
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Lent with St. Clare: Friday after Ash Wednesday
“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
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Lent with St. Clare: Thursday after Ash Wednesday
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.
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Lent with St. Clare: Ash Wednesday
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.
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The Challenge of the San Damiano Cross
In front of the San Damiano Cross, the Crucified Christ challenged Saint Francis to “go rebuild My house.” That task meant Francis had to transform himself first.
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St. Francis and the Animals
It's hard to separate Francis of Assisi and animals. Stories abound of how this great saint could communicate with animals and felt at one with all creation.
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