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Vocations / Discernment

A January Franciscan Formation Weekend to Remember

January 16, 2012

Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Novice Sister Leslie Gonia shares a thoughtful summary about a recent Formation Weekend January 13-14, 2012 for Temporary Professed Sisters (Sister Elena Gonzales, Sister Pamela Catherine Peasel), other Novices (Sister Monica Martin, Sister Regina Rose Pearson), Postulant Regina Lehnerz, with Directresses (Sister Elaine Turba, Sister Natalie Binversie) and Formation Coordinator, Sister Mariadele Jacobs. [...]

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Download Free Vocation Podcast for Parish Use

January 10, 2012

Catholic Diocese of Green Bay priest, Father Doug LeCaptain, pastor of St. Raphael Parish, Oshkosh, WI, as well as sacramental minister at St. Mary, Omro and St. Mary, Winneconne, was looking for a brief vocation podcast on consecrated life. He wanted to play the video at a Sunday Eucharist during 2012 National Vocation Awareness Week. Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity quickly responded [...]

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‘Breathe’ by Paul Finley: Vocation Meditation

January 6, 2012

At the threshold of National Vocation Awareness Week, January 9-16, 2012, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity invite you to pause for a breath of possibility while listening to Paul Finley’s ‘Breathe’ from the cd The Butterfly. Vocation is the call to be freely ourselves, to be alive with the gifts of  Holy Spirit.  Be moved by more of Paul’s guitar instrumentals as you discern God’s will for your [...]

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Why Franciscan Sisters Go Mobile

January 4, 2012

It is a simple reason. Desiring to remain relevant and a dynamic part of the new evangelization in our Catholic Church, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity announce our new mobile Community site http://mobile.fscc-calledtobe.orgÂ
Seriously, it is important to us to not only evolve with continuing trends, but we want to make it easier for you, our visitors, to not only search and [...]

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Follow Postulant and Novices in Community Ministries

January 3, 2012

At the dawn of 2012 Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Novices Sister Monica, Sister Regina Rose and Sister Leslie and Postulant Regina traveled by train, plane and car for a one week visit to diverse locations of our Community’s apostolic ministries.�

Why are they going?
The week long scheduled visit  is not meant to provide technical or professional training, but it allows Novices and Regina another look at Franciscan community life. They will encounter [...]

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Salve Regina Important to Franciscan Insignia Ceremony

December 8, 2011

Regina is now an ‘official Postulant’.  On this feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity couldn’t help but smile as we joined Regina in singing the  ‘Salve Regina’ as part of her Franciscan Insignia Ceremony.Â
Regina chose this tradional hymn bearing her own name,  along with another Marian favorite as part of this significant Communal Rite of [...]

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