St. Clare of Assisi

a poor man, playing the flute

St. Clare’s Canticle

Clare’s love song came out of her own sufferings.
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A Prayer for Clare

Prayer cannot be judged on the basis of “highs” or “feel-good” experiences.
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Become Poor

How do we center ourselves in the love of God? Clare’s answer is simple and disarming: Become poor.
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Clare’s Spiritual Genius

To know God is to know the human person since the mystery of God is the human person.
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Holy Rule for the Poor Ladies

As Clare had labored over the years in doing the fine handwork that helped support the monastery, she now set herself the task of a written text.
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Clare, the Undiminished Light

Clare's bereavement could hardly be equaled since for her, as for her sisters, Francis was “after God, her only consolation.”
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