Presentation “A House of Prayer for All People”
JPIC Course from OFM Generalate on LAUDATO SI as ZOOM conferences
Laudato Si’ and Integral Ecology We offer this course for everyone who wants to gain insights into the major themes of Pope Francis’ groundbreaking encyclical and who desires to become a part of the global Franciscan movement towards ecological conversion and systemic change. https://laudatosi-school-77aa.thinkific.com/ OFM Laudato Si Revolution
Two Upcoming Online Recollections
PORTIUNCULA CENTER FOR PRAYER 9263 W. ST. FRANCIS RD., FRANKFORT, IL 60423 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ HEARING THE VOICE OF GOD IN YOUR LIFE WITH FR. ALBERT HAASE (Live Zoom retreat) Dates/Times: Friday, September 11 (7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Central time and Saturday, September 12 (9:30 - 11:00 a.m.,1:00 - 2:30 p.m.) Fee: $70 God speaks to us [...]
Sister Ingrid Peterson
Sister Ingrid Peterson, 84, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights, June 28, 2020. Janet Peterson was born July 2, 1935 in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, to Elmer and Mary Grant Peterson. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in 1955 and made perpetual vows [...]
Hospital Sisters seek Music and Liturgy Coordinator
The Hospital Sisters of St. Francis are seeking a qualified individual to enhance the worship and prayer life of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis by planning, coordinating, and providing meaningful liturgies which honor the Franciscan tradition and charism of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis. The successful candidate will have a minimum of [...]
OFM Minister General asks for prayers following bike accident
Minister General Michael Perry, OFM, is recovering from injuries sustained in an Aug. 15 bicycle accident on the lakefront in Chicago. In a letter written to the Order from his hospital bed, he described the details of his unfortunate accident. After undergoing surgery, Michael was transferred to the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab for rehabilitative care at [...]
Tribute to Sr. Francis Therese Woznicki, SSJ-TOSF
Sr. Francis Therese Woznicki, SSJ-TOSF On August 11, 2019, Feast of St. Clare, Sr. Francis Therese Woznicki, SSJ-TOSF died. Her death came as a surprise but clearly her passing was a quiet “escape” from this world. She quietly slipped over life’s horizon into the realm where St. Clare—and so many countless women [...]
Sr. Francis Therese Woznicki, SSJ-TOSF Obituary
Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. FrancisAugust 17 at 9:34 PMSister Francis Therese Woznicki, age 86, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly on Sunday August 11th, the Feast of St. Clare. Sister entered the novitiate in 1952, and studied at both St. John College and at Regina Mundi in Rome, Italy. Sister [...]