Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross in Green Bay, WI

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Reflection for April 27, 2025

We have seen the Lord

As Jesus' disciples, we live the blessing of belief by Sister Lynne Marie Simonich As we celebrate the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday), three statements from the Gospel touched my... Read More

Reflection for April 20, 2025

Easter every day

We are called to live the Resurrection beyond Sunday and the season by Sister Carolyn Zahringer Easter Sunday is not a one-day event! “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!... Read More

Reflection for April 13, 2025

Seeing with the eyes of the heart

Reverence and hope  lead us to God's love this Holy Week  and every week by Sisters Jane Riha                                                          We begin Holy Week with the Palm Sunday of the... Read More

Reflection for April 6, 2025

God's lavish grace

When we turn away from sin we  have new life in Jesus by Sister Agnes Fischer "Go and sin no more"  (Jn. 8:11) To Christ our past doesn’t matter. To Christ it doesn’t matter what the woman who was... Read More

Reflection for March 30, 2025

Renewing the best in us

Lent gives the gift of introspection and conversion by Sister Donna Koch Sister Joan Chittister refers to Lent as the “time to renew the best in us.” The Scriptures for this Fourth Week of Lent call... Read More

Reflection for March 23, 2025

Called by name

Friendship with God precedes service to  others by Sister Elise Cholewinski Another Sister and I had received tickets to a Packers game. Enjoying the game from our seats in the end zone, we became a... Read More

Reflection for March 16, 2025

A journey of light

Following God’s promise in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving by Sister Sally Ann Brickner Standing on the banks of a tributary of Rio Magdalena in Colombia, South America, I gazed with awe at a densely... Read More

Reflection for March 9, 2025

Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving

These actions shape our path for Lent by Sister Rose Jochmann As we begin Lent 2025, we remember the themes set before us on Ash Wednesday: prayer, fasting and almsgiving.  In Sunday's Gospel, Jesus... Read More

Reflection for March 2, 2025

Speaking from the heart

Let's choose words that reflect Christ by Renae Bauer Words matter. According to Sunday's readings, we can learn much about ourselves and others by the language used. A passage from Sirach states:... Read More

Reflection for Feb. 23, 2025

The difficulties of the mature Christian life

We are called to overcome hatred with love and justice by Sister Francis Bangert Sunday we are again presented with important lessons for living a mature Christian life. The message is not with the... Read More