Clare and Her Sisters: Lovers of the Poor
Christ: Author, Madeline Pecora Nugent.
Pauline Books, 2003 Life of St. Clare of Assisi,
as told through the eyes of those who knew her.
An inside look on what holy, joyful life in a
convent is all about. Includes fourteen pages of
full color medieval and modern artwork featuring
St. Clare. Chapter notes tell what is fact and
imagination in this biographical novel.
Saint Clare was a noble woman who, even as a
child, had a deep love for God. Known as
holy from her youth, she was willing to abandon
prestige, power, wealth, and security to give
her all to Jesus. Clare held nothing
back from Christ. As a result, many women
followed her example and entered religious life
with her.
Clare and Her Sisters: Lovers of the Poor
Christ can be read meditatively, each
chapter forming a unique story whose lessons can
be used for meditation and prayer. In this
book, the reader encounters those whom Clare
healed, counseled, encouraged, defied, and
loved. Her devotion to her Lord, her
Lover, her Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
carried Clare through frightening and bitter
times. Her life was a mixture of great
joy, deep sorrow, gentle humor, and, sometimes,
terror. Clare's tenderness and faith
in the face of great suffering are models for
all who wish to surrender their everything to
God. Clare shows that the peace that
surpasses all understanding is not only
desirable put possible to those who are lovers
of the poor Christ.
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