“Silence & Sunset” evenings invite thousands to prayer

Summertime gatherings focus on prayer, presence and hospitality by Renae Bauer Its origins were simple enough. While gathered for the 2013 General Chapter, a Sister commented that the Community...

Sister Anne Margaret Carmody exemplified dignity for all

Sister Anne Margaret Carmody, (also known as Sister Paul Ann), age 78, died on Sunday, July 30, 2023.  She was born on June 27, 1945, in Sturgeon Bay, daughter of the late Paul and Ann (McCarty)...

Sisters, Associates & friends: Drawn together by one charism

We continue to share  our gifts, knowing that  the Holy Spirit is alive by Sister Nancy Langlois and Sister Laura Zelten When Angelo Guiseppe Roncalli was elected Pope John XXIII in 1958, few people...

Silence & Sunset 2023

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Return to Nicaragua brings tears of joy as faith thrives

Sisters taught and trained local people   to be leaders of their churches & schools by Renae Bauer It’s not often in life we see the fruits of the spiritual seeds we’ve planted. Most of the time, we...

Earth: God’s gift to all creation that requires our stewardship

Sisters look at ecological conversion through lens    of Franciscan values by Sister Marilyn Herr We know the Earth is in crisis. We hear about climate change regularly and see its effects on areas...