From the monthly archives:

June 2009

How to Be a Transformational Witness of Hope

June 27, 2009

Hours after Dominican Fr. Thomas Mc Gonigle, O.P. finished preaching Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical message of hope to a group of retreatants at the Motherhouse,  the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity began celebrating the Silver and Golden jubilees of their Sisters.
50 years

Sister Margie Traeger, Sister Mary Stephen Keller, Sister Mary Ann Nugent, Sister Mary Gabriel Van Dreel, Sister June [...]

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View How Camp Franciscan Participants Choose Christ

June 15, 2009

Hoping to share the spirit of Francis and Clare with the next generation,  Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity welcomed 11 young women high school, college and post college ages on July 15, 2009 to serve as  Camp Franciscan leaders.
Camp Franciscan begins officially July 16-18 with  40 younger (6-8 grade) campers joining the group.  Participants will make friends from 8 states, 9 (arch)dioceses, and 16 parishes.
On Monday Camp Franciscan Leaders

interacted in [...]

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Meet New FSCC Novice: Sister Pamela Catherine Peasel, OSF

June 14, 2009

At a June 13, 2009 early-evening ceremony, the Franciscan feast of St. Anthony of Padua, the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity witnessed the Rite of Initiation into Religious Life for Sister Pamela Catherine Peasel, OSF. (Read again about her August 2008 arrival to Manitowoc, WI.)
After presenting the new novice with her religious name, Sister Louise Hembrecht, Community [...]

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How CYE and Middle School Youth ‘Step Right with Jesus’

June 12, 2009

On June 12, 2009, Catholic Youth Expeditions (CYE) welcomed middle school youth from around the Diocese of Green Bay, WI, for ‘Steppin’ Right With Jesus, Who’s in Your Boat?’ All met at St. Joseph Formation Center, Bailey’s Harbor, WI, and Stella Maris Parish, Door County, WI. Pastor Father David C. Ruby welcomed the guests to the area.
Father Tom Long and [...]

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Franciscan Ethicist Warning: Be Faithful to Gospel of Love

June 10, 2009

At a recent New Orleans Catholic Health Assembly, June 7-9, 2010, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity,  FSCC HealthCare Ministry Inc. staff and local leaders from the system’s organizations heard Brother Daniel Sulmacy, OFM, present: “Gospel-Centered Health Care Is a Radical Approach in Today’s Secular World.”
A Franciscan physician and ethicist, Brother warned Catholic health care leaders:

that although Catholic institutions [...]

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What Would St. Francis Say About a ‘Year of the Priesthood’

June 7, 2009

On June 6, 2009 Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity were present for the Diocese of Green Bay, WI, Priestly Ordination of Fr. Timothy Brandt at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Green Bay, WI.
With Pope Benedict XVI’s declaration that  June 19, 2009 – June 19, 2010 is the “Year of the Priesthood”, it may be timely to ask the question: “What would St. [...]

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