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Religious Women Focus on Pickel’s Saint Bernadette and Lourdes Window

February 2, 2012

In this month of February, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity highlight a gallery of Conrad Pickel’s stained glass images of Saint Bernadette and Our Lady of Lourdes from Holy Family Parish, Our Lady of Lourdes site, Marinette, WI. Who better than Conrad’s own son, Paul, to comment on these timeless windows of faith? You’ll want to read every word [...]

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Franciscan Special: St. Clare’s Christmas Miracle

December 21, 2011

Given this is the 800th anniversary year of St. Clare’s Palm Sunday decision to follow in the footsteps of Jesus and share St. Francis’ Gospel spirit, it is fitting to retell a tale dear to the Franciscan family. Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity invite you to enjoy St. Clare’s own unique Christmas Midnight Mass account, part of Franciscan literature’s ‘Little Flowers [...]

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Novices Fill Up Empty Bowls

August 7, 2011

How it works…create cool bowls…eat yummy soup…feed hungry people. Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Novices are joining with the Two Rivers Optimist Club, a friend of youth, for a benefit of the  Two Rivers Ecumenical Pantry: Let’s Fill Up The Empty Bowls in Our Community.
Right now, with the help of Silver Lake College of the [...]

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Find Franciscan Spirit in Gerard Manley Hopkins

July 24, 2011

 Explore aspects of St. Francis’ spirit contained in the nature poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins through Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Kathleen Murphy’s reflection on a recent class.  Next ‘inscape‘ (enjoy a glimpse of why God created something) Hopkins-esque images of photographers Fred Gaber, Mark Kolter, Priscilla Thomas, Sister Elena Gonzales and  Hubblesite Gallery.
What do birds, unconventional words [...]

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3 Franciscan Podcasts : 100th Anniversary of Catholic Education in Ohio’s Guernsey County

June 30, 2011

During 2011 Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity are celebrating with Christ Our Light Parish, Cambridge, OH, the  100th Anniversary of Catholic Education in Guernsey County.
Join us in keeping this commemoration alive.  Find photos of the actual celebration in Cambridge, OH in early June. Click here.Â
To read  Sister Maureen Anne Shepard’s response to the people of the parish at the celebration click here.
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Follow Camp Franciscan 2011 Mary Handmaid

June 13, 2011

Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity welcomed 56 campers for Camp Franciscan Mary Handmaid,  June 13-16, 2011. Arriving from 5 states, 7 Catholic (arch)dioceses and 20 parishes, guests experience life with the Sisters while making new friends in the Franciscan Motherhouse atmosphere in Manitowoc, WI.Â
Over 45 Franciscan Sisters were involved in camp sessions and in roles of hospitality while [...]

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