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View Some Franciscan Summer Snapshots

September 2, 2010

While Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity, Sister Caritas Strodthoff, OSF, serves as a nurse practitioner, enjoy here on Franciscanized World her hobbies of gardening and photography.
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Pray with a Franciscan Icon of Saint Monica

August 24, 2010

In anticipation of  the August 27 feast of St. Monica, watch a podcast of Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Novice Sister Monica Martin, OSF, who shares her reflections on her personal patron while writing an icon of this woman of God. Â
Click here to watch this video.
Join us in prayers of intercession to the this mother of St. Augustine.
St. Monica, [...]

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View Franciscan Icon Writing Podcasts

August 3, 2010

Icon writing, not painting (although writing does mean using a brush, not a pen or pencil), was a summer spiritual experience for Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Novices, Temporary Professed Sisters and others. Learn from Community iconographer, Sister Mariella Erdmann, OSF, some basic information about this art form called a  ‘window to heaven’, a way to pray.
This is the first [...]

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Awake to a Sunrise

July 3, 2010

Hello, my name is Sister Elena Gonzales. I’m a Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity in temporary vows.  ( I renew my vows every year and am one step closer to becoming a finally professed Sister.) July 19th I will be moving to my next mission St. Peter Indian Mission, Bapchule, Arizona.
One of my joys is [...]

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Called to Praise God for Noble-Winged Creatures

May 10, 2010

Bird watching continues to be a well-loved sport for some Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. Recall St.
Francis spotting a great number of winged creatures on a trip with his friars through the Spoleto Valley near the town of Bevagna. The birds included doves, crows and all sorts. Francis filled with awe said to them: Â
“My brother birds, you should [...]

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Immerse Yourself into the ‘The Wonderful Sea Voyage of the Holy St. Brendan’ by Alison Brown

May 1, 2010

Aware that St. Brendan’s May 16 feastday naturally stirs up images of heroic adventure, the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity invite all those charting new pathways during this month of graduation and end of the semester studies to immerse yourself into the dramatic Celtic sound of  The Wonderful Sea Voyage of the Holy St. Brendan by Alison Brown. May you [...]

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