“The call to religious life is also a call to a particular
community.  You do know. Is there a desire to grow
with that group?”
-Sister Louise

In 1869, five young women, deeply in love with God, desired to share their daily lives together in rural Wisconsin. St. Francis of Assisi’s simple Gospel way of life inspired them. Today, the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity live whole-heartedly the loving spirit of their foundresses. They strive to live the Gospel in simplicity, built on faith in a loving God; joyful acceptance of poverty; love for the Church and selfless dedication to the service of others. Learn more about how we live according to St. Francis by visiting Franciscanized World.

The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity welcome young women, high school graduates to age 35, caught by the spirit of St. Francis and fired with a burning love for Jesus, to join them.

“And so I was always very hungry for the things of God. And I really wanted to learn more about him.
And so that kind of I think was the beginning of a desire to do something special for God.”
-Sr. Maria Casetta

As a Congregation of apostolic women religious in the Church, the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity respond to
God's call through a public life of professed evangelical counsels.

The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity embrace the Franciscan heritage: to live the Gospel as Francis did in
fraternity, total self-emptying, joy and peace.

The cornerstones of which our congregation is built are:

• Simplicity, firmly built on faith in a loving God
• Joyful acceptance of poverty
• Love for the church
• Selfless dedication to the service of others

   HOW ARE YOU?

“I was giving a retreat and this high school kid told me that if it wasn’t for me, they would never have had the
experience they did that weekend.”
–Sr. Sara Hale

“The world needs you. God calls you. We invite you.”