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Advent Evenings seek blessings of a difficult year
COVID-19 entered our lexicon with a tsunami-like force in 2020. We now wear face masks and apply hand sanitizers. We call friends and family instead of visiting in person. Maybe we’ve learned to make... Read More
Sister sisters: Keeping religious life all in the family
Sister Cecelia Blonde and Sister Jeanette Peplinski, sitting, have familial sisters who, like them, have professed religious vows. (Renae Bauer photo) How many of our Sisters have sisters who are... Read More
‘One Mission Many Missionaries’ is complete
IT’S A WRAP: Sister Nancy Langlois, standing, and Sister Martin Vandervest review some footage with Dan Larson, owner of Com-Video Productions, on the final day of filming "One Mission Many... Read More
Silence and Sunset: Shone like the sun
Our final evening of "Silence & Sunset" will be on Aug. 6. See the details here . Read More
Sisters’ solar array garners renewable role model award
by Sister Rose Jochmann and Sister Mary Kabat Summer 2020 newsletter The Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross applied for and received recognition by Interfaith Power & Light (IPL). IPL is a... Read More
Black rights are human rights
We join the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in expressing our condemnation of the killing of George Floyd. Racism is a sin and a denial of one's rights and dignity. Please read the full... Read More
Sketching helps Sister to pray during self-isolation time
God's love and faithfulness lie at the center By Renae Bauer Summer 2020 newsletter Sister Marilyn Herr Safety. Connecting. Biding time. Myself. These are the four themes that surfaced during Sister... Read More
Sister Jeanne Jarvis shared Jesus in all that she did
Sister Jeanne Jarvis (formerly Sister Jude), age 98, died on Thursday, May 21, 2020. The former Agnes Jeanne Jarvis was born in Crystal Falls, Michigan, on November 3, 1921. She was adopted and... Read More
Still teaching and lending a compassionate ear to others
Prayer, presence and hospitality permeate volunteer ministries by Sister Mary Berg Winter 2020 newsletter I am keeping busy in my retirement. On Mondays I volunteer as a receptionist at St. John the... Read More
Leaving the calendar behind: More ‘being,’ less ‘doing’
A life of ministry includes seeing God in students, ex-offenders and the elderly by Sister Francis Bangert Winter 2020 newsletter Following 20 years as an elementary school teacher, nine years as a... Read More