From the monthly archives:

November 2009

Remembering the ‘Cornerstones of Life’

November 9, 2009

A Founders’ Day Program is tradition to the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. This year Sister Pamela Catherine Peasel, OSF, built her script around  the ‘Cornerstones of Life’ and invited the Novitiate Community of Sisters to assist her in presenting a 140 year old ‘blast from the past’. To include ‘Cornerstones’ in the title of [...]

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Curious about Franciscan Sisters’ Typical day e.g. Gila River Reservation

November 8, 2009

Since conversations with young women often include curiousity about ‘what a typical day is like’, the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity hope to answer that question with yet another posting on the life of their Sisters. The Franciscan Sisters serving at St. Peter’s Indian Mission, Bapchule, AZ, promise to share their lives on the Gila River Reservation [...]

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Living the Founding Charism

November 7, 2009

We,  Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, officially commemorate our 140th anniversary as a community on November 9, 2009. This year the celebration begins on Sunday and concludes with Evening Prayer on Monday.
Traditionally, the celebration includes:

Eucharistic Liturgy (St. John Lateran Feast has the perfect ‘building’ scripture readings!)
Special Morning and Evening Liturgy of the Hours (this year’s novices helped [...]

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Ponder ‘Wind’s Waves and Wings’

November 1, 2009

The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity share a series of typical and yet not so ordinary photos entitled ‘Wind’s Waves and Wings’.
All praise be yours, my Lord, through Brothers Wind and Air, and fair and stormy, all the weather’s moods, by which you cherish all that you have made.
All praise be yours, my Lord, through [...]

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