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About Us

The Chiara Center is one of the healing ministries of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis. All who are part of Chiara Center ministry are committed to the spirit of St. Clare of Assisi who most clearly understood and embraced the gospel vision of St. Francis and cast a transparent healing light throughout the world.

Mission Statement
Chiara Center is a faith community dedicated to the discovery and healing presence of God within one's self, everyday life, relationships, and all of creation. All programs, services and hospitality are grounded in the spirit and heritage of Francis and Clare of Assisi.

Vision Statement
Guided by the spirit of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi and the mission of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis it is the vision of Chiara Center to be a place of peace and to promote the healing presence of God in our midst.

We dedicate ourselves to revealing Christ's healing presence by offering hospitality to those seeking peace, providing an environment, experiences and resources for contemplative living promoting the Franciscan values of peace, reconciliation and justice, forming leaders in the ministries of healing, developing programs and services to promote a spirituality of healing.

In a spirit of joy we engage our mission holistically, ecumenically, and collaboratively with reverence and compassion.

The Chiara Center Logo
The logo for Chiara Center is set in a circular motif representing wholeness. Light and dark reflect the rhythms of life opening one to God's compassion, healing, and peace. The Tau cross, an ancient Biblical symbol embraced by St. Francis, invites one to gaze, consider, contemplate and enter the Mystery.