From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Here’s One Way to Learn About Religious Life

March 23, 2010

About 35 single, Catholic women accepted an invitation on March 23, 2010 from Bishop David Ricken for Eucharist, a simple meal and casual conversation on the topic of religious life. Diocese of Green Bay’s Vocation Director Father Tom Long facilitated the evening while women religious including the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity witnessed and answered questions.Â
The Franciscan Sisters offered transportation to students from Silver Lake College [...]

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Take a Franciscanized Spring Break

March 17, 2010

Spring breaks, week long recesses from studying calendared early spring at universities and schools in the United States and other countries, often call for changes of scenery, a relaxed schedule or just hanging out with family and friends. We, the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, invite you to consider a ‘Franciscanized Spring Break’, a momentary pause in awe [...]

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Wishing Special Blessings on High School Seniors

March 13, 2010

Is it too early to wish special blessings on high school seniors journeying forth for the challenges of college?
On Tuesday, March 9, 2010, the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity (Sister Doris Jurgenson,OSF,  Sister Annette Kurey, OSF, Sister Joellen Kohlmann, OSF, Sister Mary Beth Prinz, OSF, Sister Andrene Flasch, OSF,  Sister Mary Ann Tupy, OSF,  Sister Sharon Paul, OSF, and Sister Monica Mary De Quardo, [...]

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How One Franciscan Sister Received a Gift of Roses

March 12, 2010

Two local Zanesville, OH, businesses, Times Recorder and Imlay Florist, decided this week to recognize Sister Cyrilla Jackels, OSF, a sponsor representative of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity at Genesis HealthCare System, as this week’s recipient of the Gift of Roses.
The nominator said, “There are not many who have been to Genesis Good Samaritan in the last eight years [...]

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Who is a Saintly Man of Action and Contemplation

March 9, 2010

Possibly you read that Pope Benedict mentioned another Franciscan in his March 3, 2010 Wednesday audience. St. Bonaventure was acclaimed as “a man who passionately sought Christ…a living ideal for all the followers of St. Francis”. Sister Marie Kolbe Zamora, OSF, a member of our religious community of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity presently doing doctoral [...]

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Name a Concert that was Soul-Inspiring

March 4, 2010

Given the Vatican has its own opinion of the greatest top ten rock albums of all times, it should be no surprise to Catholics or anyone else that some concerts truly are more than entertainment. One example is Rickie Lee Jones’ appearance at the Barrymore in Madison, WI  on February 23, 2010. Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity, Sister Mary [...]

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