From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Here’s an Earth-Shaking Alliance of Concerned People

February 10, 2010

When people in the pews of a number of Manitowoc congregations and a religious community (Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity) unite to answer a real need, this is an earth-shaking alliance. Lakeshore Interfaith Hospitality Network of Manitowoc County (LIHN) was born when individuals discovered that there was no homeless shelter for families other than those [...]

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How Busy Students Become Prophets

February 5, 2010

Ever wonder what ‘prophet training’ might include? Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Mary Ann Spanjers, OSF, eye-witnessed a Busy Student Retreat, January 31-February 4, 2010 at the Newman University Parish at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point entitled: Listening to Prophets. Becoming Prophets.
Wendy Mitch, Deb McComas and Father Tom Linder, pastoral leaders, planned the theme  and organized [...]

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Move ‘Beyond the Blues’ with Peter Case

February 1, 2010

Amid important conscious-raising causes and significant celebrations during the month of February, the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity offer singer-songwriter-author-guitarist Peter Case’s truth-seeking Beyond the Blues. Â
About Peter Case
Ever since he grabbed on to rock’s roots as a teenaged street singer, Peter used his guitar to tell it as he sees it reported from the margins and outskirts [...]

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Wondering About Franciscan Community Life at Roncalli Convent, Manitowoc, WI

February 1, 2010

During the month of February, the eight Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity living at Roncalli Convent, Manitowoc, WI promise to blog on their daily lives on Franciscanized World.
Sister Annette Blonde, OSF, Sister Barbara Mathe, OSF, Sister Bernadone Fagan, OSF, Sister Delores Wisnicky, OSF, Sister Dolores Herrmann, OSF, Sister Elizabeth Ann Miller, OSF, Sister Helena Young, OSF, and Sister Jane Kinate, OSF will [...]

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