As Francis begins his tenure as pope, may he remember the care, inspiration and guidance that Clare of Assisi provided St. Francis. And may he model the spirit of St. Francis, not only with ...

Mr. Thoman is the author of a popular biography titled St. Francis of Assisi: Passion, Poverty, and the Man Who Transformed the Church. His latest book is St. Clare of Assisi: Light from the Cloister.

Undoubtedly, one of the most beloved saints is St. Clare of Assisi, who lived in the 13th century and who was a contemporary of St. Francis. Her witness shows us how the whole Church is indebted ...

Clare, who was Francis’s lifelong companion, lent a particularly meaningful element to this struggle. In the course of research for my book about St. Francis, I spoke with a Franciscan friar who said, ...

In her Testament written ca. 1253 Clare uses gardening metaphors to describe the relationship between Francis and her religious community: “The Lord gave us our most blessed Father Francis as Founder, ...

The POOR CLARE (COLETTINE) RELIGIOUS, who live a life of prayer and poverty as decreed by both St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare, established their first American convent on 10 Aug. 1877 in a former ...