Further Reading


Please click on the links below for further reading about the Poor Clares, prayer, and more.






Clare identified with the Poor Christ
Pope John Paul II




Fulfil your vocation in a spousal dimension
Pope John Paul II




We have come to worship Him
Pope John Paul II




God Loves a Cheerful Giver
Bishop Martin Drennan




The Inner Thirst - on prayer
Fr. Pat Younge OFM




How to discover your vocation
Fr. Stephen Wang




A Way of Life for young Catholics
Fr. Stephen Wang




St. Clare a model saint
Pat O'Leary




Excerpts from The Rule of St. Clare




The Poor Clare Order




A Short History of The Poor Clares Galway
Celsus O. Brien OFM


Are we not perhaps all afraid in some way? If we let Christ enter fully into our lives, if we open ourselves totally to him, are we not afraid that he might take something away from us? Are we not perhaps afraid to give up something significant, something unique, something that makes life so beautiful? Do we not then risk ending up diminished and deprived of our freedom? No! If we let Christ into our lives, we lose nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing of what makes life free, beautiful and great. No! Only in this friendship are the doors of life opened wide. Only in this friendship is the great potential of human existence truly revealed. Only in this friendship do we experience beauty and liberation. Do not be afraid of Christ! He takes nothing away, and he gives you everything.


Pope Benedict XVI