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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‘I Am the Vine, You Are the Branches’
Clare’s name means “light.” She is the bright, shining one who reflected God’s love into the world.
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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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Clear and Precious and Beautiful
Clare was a guide for all who would follow Francis after his death.
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