"Happy the soul to whom it is given to attain this life with Christ, to cleave with all one’s heart to him whose Beauty all the heavenly hosts behold forever, whose Love inflames our love, the contemplation of whom is our refreshment, whose graciousness is our delight, whose gentleness fills us to overflowing, whose remembrance makes us glow with happiness, whose fragrance revives the dead, the glorious vision of whom will be the happiness of all the citizens of Heaven!"
Clearbright Cottage Inc. is a unique Catholic retreat center for women offering clarity & brightness to individuals or groups through day or weekend holistic retreats.
St. Clare of Assisi is the patroness of this retreat house. Her name (Latin: clarus) means "clear & bright," & this is the vocation of all of us-- to have clear, bright souls out of love for God & neighbor as we journey together to our eternal Home of Heaven!
"Our labor here is brief, but the reward is eternal. Do not be disturbed by the clamor of the world, which passes like a shadow. Do not let false delights of a deceptive world deceive you."
"Place your mind before the mirror of eternity! Place your soul in the brilliance of glory! And transform your entire being into the image of the Godhead Itself through contemplation."
-St. Clare of Assisi