Our labor here is brief, but the reward is eternal. Do not be disturbed by the clamor of the world, which passes like a shadow. Do not let false delights of a deceptive world deceive you. (Saint Clare of Assisi, +1253)
Day: August 11, 2024
Saint Clare’s Testament
August 11th is the traditional feast of Saint Clare of Assisi, and what comes into my mind and heart is her Testament between the years 1247 and 1253. Clare’s Testament is important because it clearly reveals her heart as well as her love for the life given to her by God’s grace through Saint Francis. Clare starts her Testament by[…]
19th Sunday: The Merciful Presence of God
And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence (1 Kings 19: 12). The Prophet Elijah’s mysterious encounter with the Lord in the sheer silence was not unlike the experience of Peter and the disciples once Jesus and Peter got into the boat.[…]