This year is the 800th Anniversary of Clare's becoming the first Franciscan Woman 1212-2012.
Eileen presented to us the Tradition of the Order of San Damiano as Idol and Clare was the model.
An idol claims to be the embodiment of that which it represents but it directs us to itself rather than beyond itself.
Tradition of the Poor Sisters of Assisi as Icon.
An Icon is an authentic image that is what it represents; it bids us to look at it, but also through it and beyond it, to the living reality of which it is an embodiment.
Tradition of the Order of St. Clare as Token
A Token points us beyond itself but it is an altogether accidental representation that does not embody what it represents.
We were all nourished by the talks and find it enriching our study of St. Clare of Assisi and our roots.
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