Saint Clare

A great love for Christ St. Clare was a woman in love with Christ, and she wanted all people to know the joy of union with him. She did not emphasize poverty for the sake of poverty, but poverty…

St. Clare of Assisi St. Clare was one of Francis’ first followers and founded the Second Order of Franciscans, known today as the Poor Clares. In honor of St. Clare, we invite you to pray an online novena,…

Thank you St. Clare! Our online Novena to St. Clare of Assisi resulted in many answered prayers. Below are just a few of the people that shared with us.  Prayer is powerful.   If you’d like to share your answered…

A formidable woman Read the reflections for the novena by the Poor Clares. St. Clare of Assisi was not simply a follower of Francis, she was a formidable, resolute, devout and loving saint…

Margaret Carney holds her latest book, Light of Assisi: The Story of Saint Clare The Story of Saint Clare Meet St. Clare of Assisi! This straightforward biography tells the story of this medieval woman from her birth to…

St. Clare, founder of the second order of Franciscans St. Clare of Assisi was not simply a follower of Francis, she was a formidable, resolute, devout and loving saint whose life centered on this essence of human identity. She and…

The Clares at prayer in the Monastery of St. Clare On June 24, 2020, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the founding of our Cincinnati monastery. We began 30 years ago because three Poor Clares in three different…

“This volume of poems is dedicated to, among others, the city of Assisi,” Fr. Murray Bodo writes of his newest book, Teaching the Soul to Speak (Tau Publishing). The book’s last section contains poems inspired by Murray’s 43 years…

Thank you for praying the Solemn Novena to St. Clare of Assisi with us which culminated on her feast day Sunday, August 11.  Below are comments from a few of the people we heard from after the novena.

Thanks for praying the Novena to St. Clare with us. We have provided additional resources about St. Clare we thought you might enjoy. Happy Feast of St. Clare! The Blessing of St. Clare May Almighty God bless…