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4/29/20 7:00 AM

Clare, COVID-19, and the Communion of Saints

By Sister Margaret Carney, OSF, STD

“He died alone!” “We were not with her!” These lamentations are heard daily as people recount the most bitter experience of losing a loved one to COVID-19. This cry from the heart expresses the deep suffering the crisis creates. But dare we ask the question: Did they really die alone?

4/5/20 12:00 AM

Lent with the Saints: Clare

By Greg Friedman, OFM

Year A: Matthew 21:1–11; Year B: Mark 11:1–10 or John 12:12–16; Year C: Luke 19:28–40 First Reading, Psalm, Second Reading: Year A, B, C: Isaiah 50:4–7; Psalm 22:8–9, 17–18, 19–20, 23–24; Philippians 2:6–11 Gospel: Year A: Matthew 26:14—27:66; Year B: Mark 14:1—15:47; Year C: Luke 22:14—23:56

8/11/19 7:00 AM

Saint Clare of Assisi, Revolutionary

By Greg Friedman, OFM

Clare of Assisi was a revolutionary woman. Born into nobility, Clare was hampered by a rigid Medieval social structure. But she dared to step outside of that structure and live a life of humility, poverty, and service. Her life created a movement that lives and breathes to this day.

8/11/19 12:00 AM

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Clare, COVID-19, and the Communion of Saints

Lent with the Saints: Clare

Saint Clare of Assisi, Revolutionary

Novena to Saint Clare | Day Nine: Ripples of Faith

Novena to Saint Clare | Day Eight: Honoring Our Talents

Novena to Saint Clare | Day Seven: Embrace the Quiet

Novena to Saint Clare | Day Six: Our Spiritual Reflection

Novena to Saint Clare | Day Five: Faithful Persistence

Novena to Saint Clare | Day Four: Finding Our Path

Novena to Saint Clare | Day Three: Power of Community