Be Your Truest Self
The path into this discovery of self is the cross. The cross is a mirror. In seeing myself in that mirror, I see Christ crucified, and in seeing Christ crucified, I see my most authentic self.
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Friendship and Self-Giving Love
For Clare of Assisi, friendship with Christ entailed a friendship of self-giving love.
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Gaze, Consider, Contemplate, Imitate
An adaptation of Clare’s words, Gaze upon Christ, Consider Christ, Contemplate Christ, can be a Franciscan mantra for those wishing to draw closer to God in contemplative prayer.
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St. Clare’s Final Blessing
Francis was canonized a mere two years after he died. Clare lived on for another twenty-seven years.
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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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