From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Where the Whole Lake is ‘Our Rink’

January 30, 2010

Imagine receiving an invitation to a Skating Party where the whole lake is the rink. You would be picturing the backyard of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Motherhouse. On Saturday, January 29, 2010 with music piped in the air through speakers housed in nearby ‘green hut’ (literally named for its evident exterior paint job), postulants, novices [...]

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Franciscan Sisters Part of Herald Times Reporter Best Photos of 2009

January 30, 2010

Enjoying Benjamin Wideman and Jaslyn Gilbert, two creative professionals from the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, for a Day in the Life with the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity coverage of Motherhouse happenings was a calendar-marking 2009 visit for the Catholic women religious.
Imagine the thrill, however, when finding out that Jaslyn thought her time spent with the Franciscan Sisters worthy of documenting not [...]

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Applaud Pope Benedict XVI’s Calling Francis Authentic Giant of Holiness

January 29, 2010

The Franciscan spirit lives. While continuing his weekly general audience catechetical-natured talks on the Christian culture of the Middle Ages including the lives of noteworthy saints on January 27, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI called St. Francis of Assisi, “an authentic giant of holiness”.Â
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Here are a few important reasons why this 13th century saint is [...]

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Begin Celebration of Silver Lake College of the Holy Family’s Legacy

January 28, 2010

The beginning of 2010 marks a celebratory milestone in Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity-sponsored Silver Lake College’s long educational history. While educating young people dates back well into the 1800’s, in 1935, the State of Wisconsin issued Silver Lake College of the Holy Family its official charter as an undergraduate institution.
To celebrate this educational legacy, and in honor of [...]

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Franciscan Sister Receives Catholic Schools Week Elizabeth Seton Award

January 25, 2010

 
National Catholic Schools Week is celebrated by each of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity involved in this important educational mission of the Catholic Church. For Sister Leonette Kochan, OSF, this year’s commemoration holds special meaning. She was presented the Elizabeth Seton Award on January 25, 2010 at Salpointe Catholic High School, Tucson, AZ. This is the seventeenth [...]

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Is there a Connection between Religious Communities and Sustainability

January 19, 2010

Religious Communities who have been around for over 100 years have a weathered Gospel wisdom that is passed from generation to the next. Such dedicated religious inherit a strong respect for each of their members and all of life, including the small or seemingly insignificant in creation. In this spirit, the leadership of the Norbertines of St. Norbert Abbey, [...]

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