‘I felt like the Lord had maybe planted the seed long before, and then it bloomed as I got older,’ she said. The Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration from the Our Lady of Solitude Monastery in Tonopah, ...
The Poor Clares follow the Rule of St. Clare — which was approved by Pope Innocent IV two days before Clare’s death in 1253 — and take vows of poverty, obedience, and chastity. The Poor Clares of ...
The Poor Clares of Belorado, in northern Spain, are digging in their heels in a battle of wills over real estate with the Catholic Church. By Rachel Chaundler One afternoon this past summer, a car ...
On Aug. 11 the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Clare of Assisi, a woman born into a noble family who was moved by St. Francis’ preaching and decided to embrace a life of poverty, founding ...