Sister Marie Goretti has a love for people of all ages & abilities

Traditional teaching skills translate to other ministries by Renae Bauer Summer 2021 Newsletter It’s as if it happened yesterday.  Sister Marie Goretti Marcelle remembers the certainty she felt in...

Pandemic reminds us to treasure gifts from God and from one another

by Sister Ann Rehrauer Community President Charles Dickens’ opening line of the classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities, parallels my reflections about this past year: “It was the best of times. It was...

Drawing closer to the Paschal Mystery during Lent

Three actions renew our lives in Jesus’ salvation by Renae Bauer Prayer. Fasting. Almsgiving. The mere mention of these words will shift a Christian’s mind to Lent.  As our Church begins the 40-day...

Forest Dwelling: Spirituality for our wisdom years

Newly formed program emphasizes the gifts to appreciate and share in maturing by Sister Jane Riha In my early 70s, I realized that there were new choices to be made at this season of my life. I...

Franciscan Crown Rosary: A bridge to Mary during Lent

The Franciscan Crown Rosary is a seven-decade rosary dedicated to either the Seven Joys or Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary. For Lent, we pray the Seven Sorrows, listed below. Begin with the...

Repair our democracy

(Jan. 7, 2021) -- As members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross stand with the other more than 1300 leaders of Catholic Sisters...