St. Clare’s life of heroic virtue opened St. Francis’ style of ascetic life to holy women
St. Clare, spiritual daughter of St. Francis, ruled her Poor Clares for 42 years and worked many miracles, before departing for God.
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Articles tagged Poor Clares
Priest: Pope Francis causing ‘many schisms’ and ‘deeper wounds’ in the Church than any other Pope
In the past, the Popes stood for purity of Church doctrine, while the schismatics rejected this doctrine. Today, however, Pope Francis rejects traditional Catholic teachings and seems to condone schisms or even provoke them.
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‘This is a holy place’: Priest canceled by Archbishop of San Antonio defends Sanctus Ranch
Father David Wagner cannot understand why the Archbishop of San Antonio would want to shut down Lumen Christi Academy, the Sanctus Ranch school.
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St. Elizabeth of Portugal’s holy life was marked by sacrifice and miracles
St. Elizabeth of Portugal closed her holy life by entering the Poor Clares, after the death of her royal husband.
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Pope defrocks two nuns who tried to save historic Franciscan monastery
The sisters had gifted the monastery to the Vatican in a last ditch attempt to save their way of life, only to have the Pope forcibly remove and defrock them.
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