St. Clare of Assisi: Light from the Cloister Patens the Suscipe—Latin for “receive”—to transform

the Suscipe—Latin for “receive”—to transform your past traumas into an offering to God that is united with Jesus’ own self-offering

Joseph as a working carpenter

• spent more than two hours per week serving and helping others in their community

At the Abbey of Gethsemani

reinvigorating Catholics' understanding of the liturgy and how it sends them forth to the work they do every day

St. Clare of Assisi: Light from the Cloister Patens the Suscipe—Latin for “receive”—to transformJust as with his stirring narrative of the life of St. Francis, Saint Francis of Assisi: Passion, Poverty & the Man Who Transformed the Church, author Bret Thoman draws upon his profound knowledge of original sources, his familiarity with the places where these two great founders lived and breathed and changed the world, and his own Franciscan spirituality, to bring to life, like never before, the story of St. Clare of Assisi. Join Thoman as he