St. Clare of Assisi

Choose to Love

Roch Niemier, OFM February 26, 2024

If we choose to love, we immediately take on the responsibility of being for others, in service and in times of opposition, in trials and persecution, also in peace and joy.

Sara Marks

Daniel Imwalle February 23, 2024

Sara’s role as executive director of the Franciscan Federation has her connecting Franciscans and Franciscan organizations of all stripes across the country and beyond.

Rejoice in Humanity

Bruce Epperly February 19, 2024

Saints rejoice in their common humanity, knowing that God’s word becomes flesh in fallible and ambivalent persons like ourselves.

man standing on earth looking into heaven

Heaven and Earth

Bruce Epperly February 16, 2024

The first Franciscans believed that God was in the world, actively shaping human experience, and inspiring birds’ songs and wolves’ howls.

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Francis and Clare: Where the Tradition Begins

Sr. Rosemary Stets, OSF December 8, 2023

The genius of Francis and Clare's spirituality was their recognition that the Gospels could and should be lived by every person.

Notes from a Friar: The Core Teachings of St. Francis

Murray Bodo, OFM September 3, 2023

The bedrock of St. Francis' theology is the foundation under which his friar-brothers walk today.

St. Clare of Assisi is depicted in a modern painting by Stephen B Whatley, an expressionist artist based in London. During a Lenten service, St. Clare heard St. Francis preach. She was so moved by his words, she asked him to show her how to live the Gospel more fully. She was only 18, but she left the security of her home, cut off her hair and joined the convent. (CNS/Stephen B Whatley)

Honoring St. Clare of Assisi

Jack Wintz, OFM August 11, 2023

The daughter of a noble family, Clare of Assisi was known for her deep spirituality and love for the poor. Her heart was attracted to the radical way of life preached by St. Francis.