The life of Italian saint Clare of Assisi gets a clever feminist reimagining in this biography-cum-epistolary novel by playwright Maraini.
In Praise of Disobedience
Continue Reading
Augustine and Francis: The Saints of Laudato Si'
Continue Reading
This article in Church Life Journal discusses the two “holy influences” behind Pope Francis’s encyclical letter Laudato si': Francis and Augustine.
St. Francis and Clare of Assisi and the Cross with Open Eyes
Continue Reading
Fr. Michael Blastic OFM reveals how gazing on an image as a contemplative form of prayer can have the ability to transform our hearts. For Francis and Clare, that image was the Cross.
Christian-Muslim Relations, 600–1500
Continue Reading
This Reader brings together nearly 80 extracts from the major works left by Christians and Muslims that reflect their reciprocal knowledge and attitudes.
The Pope, the Environmental Crisis, and Frontline Leaders
Continue Reading
This documentary is packed with powerfully moving personal stories alongside the latest information about the planetary crisis and the toll it’s taking on nature and people.