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Clare of Assisi: A Heart Full of Love by Ilia Delio
A 6-Week Study: Beginning the week of July 8th and ending the week of August 12th.
Join us as we continue our Year of the Mystics by embarking on a summer of learning about the Franciscan Tradition through Francis and Claire of Assisi. This study follows up on our study of St. Francis through Richard Rohr's Eager to Love.
However, this is a stand-alone book and group, and anyone is welcome to join us even if you didn’t attend the last study.
Grow with us as we learn from Clare and one of our favorite theologians Ilia Delio.
This shorter session designed for the summer will have lighter reading than most of our groups. We also understand that folks travel during the summer and may have to miss sessions.
About the Book
From the Introduction: Although this is a small book on the spirituality of a medieval woman from a glorious past, it is also a book about Christian life today. Clare's decisive emphasis on the person of Jesus Christ is an emphasis on the human person as well, what we are and we are called to be.
Clare of Assisi: A Heart Full of Love explores Clare's deep desire to live the gospel life, more precisely, her desire for all of us to reflect on Christ and his crucifixion in order to see our own strengths and weaknesses, and most importantly, our capacity to love. Ilia Delio illustrates how Clare, through her life, her writings, letters, prayer and example, is truly a mystic who helped generations of Christians clearly see how Christ took on human flesh, not just to suffer and die for us, but to help us all in turn reflect back the face of Christ to the world.
Clare was not simply a follower of Francis, she was a formidable, resolute, devout and loving saint whose life centered on this essence of human identity—Christ is in each of us—and who sought to teach us to just be ourselves and to let God dwell within us. In Clare of Assisi: A Heart Full of Love, Ilia Delio shows us just how Clare's simple, but powerful beliefs transformed the way we all think about Christ—even today.
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In our groups, we create a safe sacred container for conversation and practice as we journey together through books on contemplation, Christianity, and spiritual growth. Through a set of shared ground rules and curiosity, we learn from each other, ourselves, and the text. Many participants stick with their groups for future studies and become ongoing groups.
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