When St. Martin of Tours encountered a poor, naked beggar, he tore his own warm cloak in half, to share it. Later, he discovered in a dream that the beggar was Christ. The story of St. Martin and the beggar provides a key to an area of … [Read more...]
About Clara M.B. Fleischmann
I am a homeschooling mother of five, wife of Jonathan Fleischmann, associate member of the Mission of the Immaculate Mediatrix (the lay apostolate of the Franciscans of the Immaculate), author of After the Fall (a novel), co-compiler of The Three Crowns (a prayer book), member of the Association of Catholic Women Bloggers, and regular contributor to the Missio Immaculatae International magazine (published by the Franciscans of the Immaculate). I am also an avid gardener, and I love everything about textiles (knitting, sewing, weaving).
To Give Up One’s Cloak
June 27, 2015 by Clara M.B. Fleischmann
Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Pope John Paul II, poverty, property, St. Clare of Assisi, St. Edith Stein, St. Martin of Tours, St. Maximillian Kolbe, St. Therese of Lisieux
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